LawgistThe National Security Act
2Definitions
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) "appropriate Government" means, as respects a detention order made by 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 subordinate to a State Government or as respects 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) "person" includes a foreigner;
(e) "State Government", in relation to a Union territory, means the administrator thereof.
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All sections
- 1 Short title and extent
- 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 Grounds of order of detention to be disclosed to persons affected by the order
- 9 Constitution of Advisory Boards
- 10 Reference to Advisory Boards
- 11 Procedure of Advisory Boards
- 12 Action upon the report of the Advisory Board
- 13 Maximum period of detention
- 14 Revocation of detention orders
- 14A Circumstances in which persons may be detained for periods longer than three months without obtaining the opinion of Advisory Boards
- 15 Temporary release of persons detained
- 16 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 17 Act not to have effect with respect to detentions under State laws
- 18 Repeal and saving
