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

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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.

Act number
52 of 1974
Ministry
Ministry of Finance
Department
Department of Revenue
Enacted
13 Dec 1974

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17 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Power to make orders detaining certain persons.
  4. Section 4Execution of detention orders.
  5. Section 5Power to regulate place and conditions of detention.
  6. Section 5AGrounds of detention severable.
  7. Section 6Detention orders not to be invalid or inoperative on certain grounds.
  8. Section 7Powers in relation to absconding persons.
  9. Section 8Advisory Boards.
  10. Section 9Cases in which and circumstances under which persons may be detained for periods longer than three months without obtaining the opinion of Advisory Board.
  11. Section 10Maximum period of detention.
  12. Section 10AExtension of period of detention.
  13. Section 11Revocation of detention orders.
  14. Section 12Temporary release of persons detained.
  15. Section 12ASpecial provisions for dealing with emergency.
  16. Section 13Protection of action taken in good faith.
  17. Section 14Repeal.