The Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act

Short title, extent and commencement

Definitions

Power to make orders detaining certain persons

Execution of detention orders

Power to regulate place and conditions of detention

Detention orders not to be invalid or inoperative on certain grounds

Powers in relation to absconding persons

Grounds of order of detention to be disclosed to person affected by the order

Constitution of Advisory Boards

Reference to Advisory Boards

Procedure of Advisory Boards

Action upon the report of Advisory Board

Maximum period of detention

Revocation of detention orders

Temporary release of persons detained

Protection of action taken in good faith

Repeal and saving

All sections

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--

(a) "appropriate Government" means, as respects a detention order made by the Central
Government or by an officer of 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
of 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) "State Government", in relation to a Union territory, means the administrator thereof.

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