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The Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act

An Act to provide for preventive detention in certain cases for the purposes of conservation and augmentation of Foreign Exchange and prevention of smuggling activities and for matters connected therewith.
1974
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  2. 1
     Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2
     Definitions
  4. 3
     Power to make orders detaining certain persons
  5. 4
     Execution of detention orders
  6. 5
     Power to regulate place and conditions of detention
  7. 5A
     Grounds of detention severable
  8. 6
     Detention orders not to be invalid or inoperative on certain grounds
  9. 7
     Powers in relation to absconding persons
  10. 8
     Advisory Boards
  11. 9
     Cases in which and circumstances under which persons may be detained for periods longer than three months without obtaining the opinion of Advisory Board
  12. 10
     Maximum period of detention
  13. 10A
     Extension of period of detention
  14. 11
     Revocation of detention orders
  15. 12
     Temporary release of persons detained
  16. 12A
     Special provisions for dealing with emergency
  17. 13
     Protection of action taken in good faith
  18. 14
     Repeal
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