ɪt ɡˈeɪv pəlˈiːs wˈaɪd ɚɹˈɛstɪŋ pˈaʊɚz ænd ɐlˈaʊd ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəlz təbi hˈɛld ɪn pɹˈɪzən wɪðˌaʊt tɹˈaɪəl ɔːɹ tʃˈɑːɹdʒ fɔːɹ ˌʌp tə θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz fɔːɹ mˈɪɹ səspˈɪʃən "ðæt ðeɪ mˌaɪt biː ɐ θɹˈɛt tə ðə stˈeɪt".
It gave police wide arresting powers and allowed individuals to be held in prison without trial or charge for up to three years for mere suspicion "that they might be a threat to the state".