Section 2Definitions

Section 2: Definitions

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 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 as respects a person detained under such order, the State Government;

(b)

"detention order" means an order made under section 3;

(c)

"State Government", in relation to a Union territory, means the administrator thereof.