2. Definitions.—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 respects 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 in 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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Section 1 · Short title and extent.Section 3 · Power to make orders detaining certain persons.Section 4 · Execution of detention orders.Section 5 · Power to regulate place and conditions of detention.Section 5A · Grounds of detention severable.Section 6 · Detention orders not to be invalid or inoperative on certain grounds.Section 7 · Powers in relation to absconding persons.Section 8 · Grounds of order of detention to be disclosed to persons affected by the order.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 19 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.