Powers to make orders detaining certain persons

Powers to make orders detaining certain persons.—

1. (1) The Government or any officer of the Government not below the rank of the Secretary to Government, specially empowered for the purpose of this section by the Government, may, if satisfied with respect to any person (including a foreigner) that, with a view to preventing him from committing any of the acts within the meaning of "illicit traffic" as defined in clause
   • (c) of section 2, it is necessary so to do, make an order directing that such person be detained.
2. (2) For the purpose of clause
3. (5) of Article 22 of the Constitution, the communication to a person detained in pursuance of a detention order of the grounds on which the order has been made shall be made as soon as may be after the detention, but ordinarily not later than five days, and in exceptional circumstances and for reasons to be recorded in writing, not later than fifteen days, from the date of detention.