Section 1

Maintenance of Internal Security Ordinance, 1971Ordinance · 1971

(2) This Ordinance may be called the Maintenance of Internal Security Ordinance, 1971.

Short title, extent.

and commence ment.

(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

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(3) It shall come into force at once.

Definitions. 2. In this Ordinance, 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;

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

Power to mike orders detaining certain pirtons.

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Act	Maintenance of Internal Security Ordinance, 1971
Section	1
Status	In force as published by the source

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