2Definitions
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
(a) "appropriate Government" means, as respects a detention order made by the Central Government or by an officer of the Central Government or a person detained under such order, the Central Government, and as respects a detention order made by a State Government or by an officer of a State Government or a person detained under such order, the State Government;
(b) "detention order" means an order made under section 3;
(c) "foreigner" has the same meaning as in the Foreigners Act, 1946 (31 of 1946);
(d) "Indian customs waters" has the same meaning as in clause (28) of section 2 of the Customs Act, 1962;
(e) "smuggling" has the same meaning as in clause (39) of section 2 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and all its grammatical variations and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
(f) "State Government", in relation to a Union territory, means the administrator thereof;
(g) any reference in this Act to a law which is not in force in the State of Jammu and Kashmir shall, in relation to that State, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in that State.
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- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Power to make orders detaining certain persons
- 4 Execution of detention orders
- 5 Power to regulate place and conditions of detention
- 5A Grounds of detention severable
- 6 Detention orders not to be invalid or inoperative on certain grounds
- 7 Powers in relation to absconding persons
- 8 Advisory Boards
- 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
- 10 Maximum period of detention
- 10A Extension of period of detention
- 11 Revocation of detention orders
- 12 Temporary release of persons detained
- 12A Special provisions for dealing with emergency
- 13 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 14 Repeal