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The Meghalaya Preventive Detention Act, 1995, Act No. 5 of 1995

Meghalaya

To provide for preventive detention in certain cases and for matters connected therewith.

Act number
5 of 1995
Ministry
Meghalaya Law Department
Department
Law Department
Enacted
6 Oct 1994

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

18 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. Section 2Definitions
  3. Section 3Power to make detention order-
  4. Section 4Execution of detention order
  5. Section 5Power to regulate place and conditions of detention
  6. Section 6Detention Orders not t o be invalid o r i noperative o n certain grounds
  7. Section 7Powers in relations to absconding persons.
  8. Section 8Ground of the detention order to be disclosed to the person detained
  9. Section 9Ground of the detention severable
  10. Section 10Constitution of Advisory Boards
  11. Section 11Reference to Advisory Boards
  12. Section 12Procedure of Advisory Boards
  13. Section 13Action upon the report of Advisory Board
  14. Section 14Maximum period of detention
  15. Section 15Revocation of detention order
  16. Section 16Temporary release of detained
  17. Section 17Protection of action taken in good faith-
  18. Section 18Repeal of Ordinance No. 1 of 1994