5. Power to regulate place and conditions of detention.—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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Section 1 · Short title and extent.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Power to make orders detaining certain persons.Section 4 · Execution of detention orders.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.