On 14th October, 2021, the Union government amended a 2014 notification under the BSF Act 1968 related to the jurisdiction of the BSF to exercise its powers in states that touch the international border.
Major Points
The notification will allow the BSF, guarding the border, to execute the powers of search, seizure and arrest, for the purpose of prevention of any offence, punishable under the Passport Act, the Registration of Foreigners Act, the Central Excise and Salt Act, the Foreigners Act, the Foreign Exchange Management Act, the Customs Act, or for any cognisable offence, punishable under any other Central Act.
