Lawgist11Maximum period of detention
The maximum period for which any person may be detained in pursuance of any detention order to which the provisions of section 10 do not apply and which has been confirmed under clause (f) of section 9 shall be one year from the date of detention, and the maximum period for which any person may be detained in pursuance of any detention order to which the provisions of section 10 apply and which has been confirmed under clause (f) of section 9, read with sub-section (2) of section 10, shall be two years from the date of detention:
Provided that nothing contained in this section shall affect the power of appropriate Government in either case to revoke or modify the detention order at any earlier time.
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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
- 6 Grounds of detention severable
- 7 Detention orders not to be invalid or inoperative on certain grounds
- 8 Powers in relation to absconding persons
- 9 Advisory Boards
- 10 Cases in which and circumstances under which persons may be detained for periods longer than three months without obtaining the opinion of Advisory Board
- 11 Maximum period of detention
- 12 Revocation of detention order
- 13 Temporary release of persons detain
- 14 Protection of action taken in good fait
- 15 Repealed
- 16 Repeal and savin
