Section 2

Definitions.

The Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974

  • Act 52 of 1974
  • Ministry of Finance
  • Department of Revenue
About this Act

An Act to provide for preventive detention in certain cases for the purposes of conservation and augmentation of Foreign Exchange and prevention of smuggling activities and for matters connected therewith.

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 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) "Indian customs waters" has the same meaning as in clause (28) of section 2 of the Customs Act, 1962;
         (e) "smuggling" has the same meaning as in clause (39) of section 2 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and all its grammatical variations and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;
         (f) "State Government", in relation to a Union territory, means the administrator thereof;
         (g) any reference in this Act to a law which is not in force in the State of Jammu and Kashmir shall, in relation to that State, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in that State.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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