40 Review of Laws, Implementation of Treaties and Other International Instruments of Human Rights CHAPTER 4 A] Prevention of Terrorism Bill, 2000 4.1 In the course of the year under review, the Commission considered it essential to examine the Draft Prevention of Terrorism Bill, 2000 which the Law Commission of India had submitted, together with I73rd Report, to the Government of India- The Commission did so in the exercise of its functions under Section 12 of the Protection of Human Rights Act,.1993, of which clauses (d), (f) and (j) were particularly relevant. These functions require the Commission, inter alia, to review the safeguards provided by or under the Constitution or any law for the time being in force for the protection of human rights and recommend measures for their effective implementation, study treaties and other international instruments on human rights and make recommendations for their effective implementation, and such other functions as it may consider essential for the promotion of human rights. 4.2 In pronouncing its view on the Draft Bill, the Commission observed that it was 'an essential function of the Commission to formulate its opinion on the desirability and need for enacting such a stringent law and to give public expression to it for consideration by the Parliament and all those involved in the making of laws so that due weight is given to the Commission's opinion in the performance ofthis exercise.' 4.3 Given the importance that the Commission attaches to the views that it formulated in respect of the Draft Bill, the full text of the Opinion that it issued on 14 July 2000 may be seen at Annexure 2 of this report. NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION