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Mental retardation, means a condition of arrested or incomplete development of mind of a person which is specially characterised by subnormality of intelligence. [Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996), s. 2 (r); see also National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Austim, umbral palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 (44 of 1999), s. 2(g)