Section 5: Power to regulate place and conditions of detention.

The Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988Central Act · Act 46 of 1988

Every person in respect of whom a detention order has been made shall be liable--

(a) to be detained in such place and under such conditions including conditions as to maintenance, interviews or communication with others, discipline and punishment for breaches of discipline, as the appropriate Government may, by general or special order, specify; and

(b) to be removed from one place of detention to another place of detention, whether within the same State or in another State by order of the appropriate Government:

Provided that no order shall be made by a State Government under clause (b) for the removal of a person from one State to another State except with the consent of the Government of that other State.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988
Section	5
Marginal note	Power to regulate place and conditions of detention.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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