“(1) There shall be an armed force of the Union called the Special Protection Group for providing proximate security to,—
(a) the Prime Minister and members of his immediate family residing with him at his official residence; and
(b) any former Prime Minister and such members of his immediate family as are residing with him at the residence alloted to him, for a period of five years from the date he ceases to hold the office of Prime Minister.”;
(ii) in sub-section (1A), for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—
“(b) where the proximate security is withdrawn from a former Prime Minister, such proximate security shall also stand withdrawn from members of immediate family of such former Prime Minister.”.
