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Section 2: Definitions.

The Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955Central Act · Act 32 of 1955

In this Act,—

(a) "confinement in a prison"—references to confinement in a prison, by whatever form of words, include references to confinement or detention in a prison under any law providing for preventive detention;

(b) "prison" includes—

(i) any place which has been declared by the State Government, by general or special order, to be a subsidiary jail; and

(ii) any reformatory, Borstal institution or other institution of a like nature;

[(c) "State Government", in relation to a Union territory, means the Administrator thereof.]

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ActThe Prisoners (Attendance in Courts) Act, 1955
Section2
Marginal noteDefinitions.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted. . Subs. by Adaptation of Laws (No. 3) Order, 1956, for clause (c) (w.e.f. 1-11-56).

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