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Section 2: Definitions

Maintenance of Internal security Act, 1971State Act of Madhya Pradesh · Act 5 of 1971

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(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;

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(d) "State Government", in relation to a Union Territory, means the administrator thereof;

1[(e) 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.]

1 A new clause (e) shall remain inserted during the continuation in force of the Defence and Internal Security of India Act, 1971, vide its Section 6(6).

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ActMaintenance of Internal security Act, 1971
Section2
Marginal noteDefinitions
JurisdictionState of Madhya Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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