Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
In this Act, unlm the context otherwise requires,- . (a) "acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order" means engaging in or making preparations for engaging in any of the activities which affect adversely or is likely to a&ct adversely th: mainte- nance of public order; Exp?annorion-For the purpose of this clausc, public order shall be deemed to have ken affected adversely or shall be deemed likcly to beaffected adversely inter alia, if any of the activities of the communal offendcrs directly or indirectly is causing or calculnted to causeany harm, danger or alarm, or a feeling of insecurity among thc gencral public or any section thereof or a grave or widespread danger to life. (b) ucommunal offender^" means a person who, cilher by himself or as 3 member or a6 a le3dcr of a gang or an organisdion, commits qf attemptB to commit or abets or incite the commission of an offence punishable under Section 153-A or 153-B of the Indian Penal Code, or under 4s of 1860 Chapter-XV of the said Code, or under subsection (2) of Section 505 thereof; (c) "detention o;der" means an order of dctendon made under Section 3; , , - , . - ,Id) uGoverment'! means the State Govetoment of '0ri6sa. , . Power to