Section 2: Definitions.

The Transfer of Prisoners Act, 1950Central Act · Act 29 of 1950

In this Act,—

(a) "court" includes any officer lawfully exercising civil, criminal or revenue jurisdiction;

[(b) "Government" or "State Government", in relation to a Part C State, means the administrator thereof;]

(c) "prison" includes any place which has been declared by State Government, by general or special order, to be a subsidiary jail.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Transfer of Prisoners Act, 1950
Section	2
Marginal note	Definitions.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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 the Adaptation of Laws (No. 3) Order, 1956, for clause (b) (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).

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