NIA Act, 2008
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The NIA Act, 2008 is an Indian law that created the National Investigation Agency and a special legal framework for investigating and prosecuting terrorism-related and other specified offences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NIA Act, 2008 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8561032 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NIA Act, 2008 Context triple: [NIA Special Courts, establishedUnderAct, NIA Act, 2008]
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A.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956 is an Indian parliamentary law that established AIIMS as an autonomous institution of national importance for medical education, research, and healthcare.
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B.
National Eye Institute Act
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C.
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 is a U.S. federal law that prohibits discrimination in health insurance and employment based on individuals’ genetic information.
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D.
McAteer-Petris Act
The McAteer-Petris Act is a California state law enacted in the 1960s to protect and regulate development around San Francisco Bay, leading to the creation of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
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E.
Indian Health Care Improvement Act
The Indian Health Care Improvement Act is a key U.S. federal law that permanently authorizes and structures health care services for American Indians and Alaska Natives, aiming to raise their health status to the highest possible level.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NIA Act, 2008 Target entity description: The NIA Act, 2008 is an Indian law that created the National Investigation Agency and a special legal framework for investigating and prosecuting terrorism-related and other specified offences.
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A.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences Act, 1956 is an Indian parliamentary law that established AIIMS as an autonomous institution of national importance for medical education, research, and healthcare.
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B.
National Eye Institute Act
The National Eye Institute Act is a U.S. federal law that established the National Eye Institute within the National Institutes of Health to support and coordinate research on vision and eye diseases.
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C.
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 is a U.S. federal law that prohibits discrimination in health insurance and employment based on individuals’ genetic information.
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D.
McAteer-Petris Act
The McAteer-Petris Act is a California state law enacted in the 1960s to protect and regulate development around San Francisco Bay, leading to the creation of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
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E.
Indian Health Care Improvement Act
The Indian Health Care Improvement Act is a key U.S. federal law that permanently authorizes and structures health care services for American Indians and Alaska Natives, aiming to raise their health status to the highest possible level.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian parliamentary statute
ⓘ
counter-terrorism law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
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linked to:
Ministry of Home Affairs, India
|
| appliesTo |
Indian citizens outside India in respect of scheduled offences
ⓘ
persons in service of Government of India outside India in respect of scheduled offences ⓘ persons on ships and aircraft registered in India in respect of scheduled offences ⓘ whole of India ⓘ |
| basisFor |
centralized investigation of major terrorism cases in India
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operational powers of NIA officers ⓘ organizational structure of the National Investigation Agency ⓘ |
| containsProvisionOn |
special courts for trial of NIA cases
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taking up investigation of scheduled offences by NIA suo motu or on direction ⓘ transfer of investigation from State police to NIA ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| createsAgency | National Investigation Agency ⓘ |
| defines |
jurisdiction of the National Investigation Agency
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powers of the National Investigation Agency ⓘ procedure for investigation of scheduled offences by NIA ⓘ role of Central Government in directing NIA investigations ⓘ role of State Governments in NIA investigations ⓘ |
| empowers |
Central Government to direct NIA to investigate any scheduled offence
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linked to:
National Investigation Agency Act, 2008
NIA officers with powers similar to police officers under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of India ⓘ |
| fullName | National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Republic of India
ⓘ
linked to:
India
|
| languageOfStatute |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| legalFrameworkFor |
investigation of scheduled offences
ⓘ
prosecution of scheduled offences ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
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various anti-terrorism and security-related statutes in India ⓘ |
| providesFor |
appeals from Special Courts to higher courts
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appointment of judges to Special Courts ⓘ establishment of Special Courts for NIA cases ⓘ |
| purpose |
to create a central counter-terrorism law enforcement agency
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to establish the National Investigation Agency ⓘ to provide a legal framework for investigation and prosecution of certain offences affecting the sovereignty, security and integrity of India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
internal security of India
ⓘ
national security policy of India ⓘ |
| scheduleContains | list of scheduled offences ⓘ |
| shortTitle | NIA Act, 2008 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
offences affecting the security of India
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offences having inter-state and international ramifications ⓘ terrorism-related offences ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw |
criminal procedure law
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public law ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 2008 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NIA Act, 2008 Description of subject: The NIA Act, 2008 is an Indian law that created the National Investigation Agency and a special legal framework for investigating and prosecuting terrorism-related and other specified offences.
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