Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act,1974
Act No : 52
Section :
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 orderde, the Central Government, and as respects a detention order ma b y a State Government or by an officer of a State Government or a person detained under such order, the State Government; (b) "detention order" means an order made under section 3; (c) "fohas the sm eang as in the Foreigners Act, 1946 (31 of 1946); (d) "Indian customs waters" has the same m in clause (28) of section 2 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962); ___________________________________________________________________ 1 19-12-1974, vide Notifn. G.S.R. 690 (E), dated 16-12-1974. * The Act shall come into force in the State of Sikkim w.e.f. 1- 10-1979; Vide Notifn. No. G.S.R. 527(E), dated 1-9-1979. ___________________________________________________________________ 1092 (e) "smuggling" has the same meang as in clause (39) of section 2 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and all its grammatical variations and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly; (f) "State Government", in relation to a Union territory, means the Administrator thereof ; (g) any reference in this Act to a law which is not in force in the State of Jammu and Kashmir shall, in relation to that State, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in that State.
