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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

National Security Act, 1980 Section 2

Definitions

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National Security Act, 1980 Section 2 is part of National Security Act, 1980 - Definitions. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) 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 respect 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 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.

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