law: The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002
  Chapter I Preliminary
  1. Short title,
  
  application, commencement, duration and savings.-
  1.  This
  
  Act may be called the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002.
  2.  It
  
  extends to the whole of India.
  3.  Every
  
  person shall be liable to punishment under this Act for every act or omission
  
  contrary to the provisions thereof, of which he is held guilty in India.
  4.    Any
  
  person who commits an offence beyond India which is punishable under this Act
  
  shall be dealt with according to the provisions of this Act in the same manner
  
  as if such act had been committed in India.
  5. The
  
  provisions of this Act apply also to-
  a.   citizens of India
  
  outside India;
  b.   persons in the
  
  service of the Government, wherever they may be; and
  c.   persons on ships and
  
  aircrafts, registered in India, wherever they may be.
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  6. 
  
    Save
  
  as otherwise provided in respect of entries at serial numbers 24 and 25 of the
  
  Schedule to this Act, it shall be deemed to have come into force on the 24th
  
  day of October, 2001 and shall remain in force for a period of three years from
  
  the date f its commencement, but its expiry under the operation of this
  
  sub-section shall not affect-
  a.   the previous
  
  operation of, or anything duly done or suffered under this Act, or
  b.   any right, privilege,
  
  obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under this Act, or
  c.   any penalty,
  
  forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence under this Act, or
  d.  any investigation,
  
  legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation,
  
  liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid, and, any such
  
  investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or
  
  enforced and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if
  
  this Act had not expired.