Section 2 of the National Security Act, 1980 – Definitions

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Section 2: Definitions

In this Act, 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;
  • (c) “foreigner” has the same meaning as in the Foreigners Act, 1946 (31 of 1946);
  • (d) “person” includes a foreigner;
  • (e) “State Government”, in relation to a Union territory, means the administrator thereof.

Source: official text of The National Security Act, 1980 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the National Security Act, 1980.

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