The Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies Ofessential Commodities Act, 1980

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The Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies Ofessential Commodities Act, 1980

THE PREVENTION OF BLACKMARKETING AND MAINTENANCE OF SUPPLIES

OFESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1980 ACT NO. 7 OF 1980

[12th February, 1980.]

An Act to provide for detention in certain cases for the purpose of prevention of blackmarketing and maintenance of supplies of commodities essential to the community and for matters connected therewith.

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty-first Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

1.

Short title, extent and commencement.

1. Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Prevention of Blackmarketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980.

(2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.

(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 15th day of October, 1979.

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.

3.

Power to make orders detaining certain persons.

3. Power to make orders detaining certain persons. (1) The Cent...

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