law: Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Layout-Design Act, 2000
  Chapter
  
  X Miscellaneous
  68.
  
     Protection
  
  of security of India.
  Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in this Act, the Registrar shall-
  a.   not disclose any
  
  information relating to the registration of a layout-design or any application
  
  relating to the registration of a layout-design under this Act which the
  
  Central Government considers prejudicial to the interest of the security of
  
  India; and
  b.   take any action,
  
  including the cancellation of registration of a layout-design registered under
  
  this Act, which the Central Government may, by notification in the Official
  
  Gazette, specify in the interest of security of India.
   Explanation.-
  
    For
  
  the purposes of this section, the expression ''interest of the security of
  
  India'' means any action necessary for the security of India which relates to
  
  the use of a layout-design or a semiconductor integrated circuit incorporating
  
  a layout-design or an article incorporating such semiconductor integrated
  
  circuit and which -
  a.   relates to
  
  fissionable materials or the materials from which they are derived; or
  b.   relates to the
  
  traffic in arms, ammunition and implements of war and to such traffic in other
  
  goods and materials as is carried on directly or indirectly for the purpose of
  
  supplying a military establishment; or
  c.  
  
    is
  
  taken in time of war or other emergency in international relations.