Act Number: 7

Act Name: The Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980

Year: 1980

Enactment Date: 1980-02-12

Long Title: An Act to provide for detention in certain cases for the purpose of prevention of blackmarketing and maintenance of supplies of commodities essential to the community and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Department: Department of Consumer Affairs

Section 6: Detention orders not to be invalid or inoperative on certain grounds.
    No detention order shall be invalid or inoperative merely by reason--
         (a) that the person to be detained thereunder is outside the limits of the territorial jurisdiction of the Government or officer making the order, or
         (b) that the place of detention of such person is outside the said limits.
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