(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of section 35 of the Meghalaya Interpretation and General Clause Act, 1972 a detention order made by a District Magistrate or by the empowered officer may, at any time, invoked or modified by the State Government and, in case of a detention order made by the State Government or by the Central Government. (2) The revocation or expiry of a detention order shall not bar making of a fresh detention order against same person in any case where fresh facts have arisen after the date of such revocation or expiry and on which the State Government, a District Magistrate or empowered office, as the case may be, is satisfied that such an order should be made.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencementSection 2 · DefinitionsSection 3 · Power to make detention order-Section 4 · Execution of detention orderSection 5 · Power to regulate place and conditions of detentionSection 6 · Detention Orders not t o be invalid o r i noperative o n certain groundsSection 7 · Powers in relations to absconding persons.Section 8 · Ground of the detention order to be disclosed to the person detainedIndia Code, Government of India. Text fetched 13 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.