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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

National Security Act, 1980 Section 5

Power to Regulate Place and Conditions of Detention

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/48168

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National Security Act, 1980 Section 5 is part of National Security Act, 1980 - Power to Regulate Place and Conditions of Detention. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

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, 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.

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What does National Security Act, 1980 Section 5 provide?

Section Section 5 of the National Security Act, 1980 (Power to Regulate Place and Conditions of Detention) is reproduced on this page as part of the National Security Act, 1980. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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