Section 2 of The Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980
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.
Summary
- This section defines the term appropriate Government, meaning the Central Government or a State Government, depending on who issued the detaining order.
- It defines a detention order specifically as an order of preventive confinement made under Section 3 of this law.
- It clarifies that for any Union territory, which is a division ruled directly by the federal government, the term State Government means its designated administrator.
Practical examples
FAQ
1. Who is the appropriate Government under Section 2 of the Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 if a state officer issues the order?
Under Section 2 of this essential supplies law, if a State Government or its officer makes the detention order, the appropriate Government is that State Government.
2. What does a detention order mean under Section 2 of the Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980?
Under Section 2 of this anti-blackmarketing law, a detention order is defined as any preventive detention order made under Section 3 of the Act.
3. Who represents the State Government for a Union territory under Section 2 of the Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980?
Under Section 2 of this essential commodities Act, the State Government for a Union territory means the administrator of that Union territory.
Test yourself
Q1.Under Section 2 of the Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980, which entity is the appropriate Government for a detention order made by a State Government officer?
Q2.Under Section 2 of the Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980, how is a detention order defined?
Q3.Under Section 2 of the Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980, who is considered the State Government in relation to a Union territory?
Q4.If a Joint Secretary of the Central Government makes an order under Section 3 of the Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980, which is the appropriate Government under Section 2?