Definitions of Conservation of Foreign Exchange And Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 :
Section – 2. 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 a person detained under such order, the State Government; | |
| (b) | “detention order†means an order made under section 3; | |
| (c) | “foreigner†has the same meaning as in the Foreigners Act, 1946 (31 of 1946); | |
| (d) | “Indian customs waters†has the same meaning as in clause (28) of section 2 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962); | |
| (e) | “smuggling†has the same meaning 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. |