Section 14

by substituting for subsection (1) the following subsection:

“(1)  If the Inquiry Officer is satisfied that there are no sufficient grounds for believing that the person who was the subject of the inquiry is a member of any of the registrable categories, he shall report his finding, together with his reasons for it, to the Board, and shall forward a copy of his finding to the officer having custody of the person, who shall forthwith serve a copy of the finding of the Inquiry Officer on that person.”;

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in subsection (2), by substituting for the word “Minister”

the word “Board”; and

by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsections:

“(3)  Whenever the Board, after considering the finding of the Inquiry Officer submitted under subsection (1), is satisfied with respect to any person that—

there are no sufficient grounds for believing that the person is a member of any of the registrable categories, the Board shall forthwith direct any person having the custody of that person, within twenty-four hours of the receipt of the direction, to produce the person before a Sessions Court

Judge, who shall thereupon discharge the order of remand made under section 4 and, if there are no other grounds on which the person is lawfully detained, shall order his immediate release;

based on the Inquiry Officer’s finding there are sufficient grounds for believing that the person is a member of any of the registrable categories, the Board shall proceed in accordance with

Parts III, IV and IVa of this Act.

If the Board makes a decision under paragraph (3)(b), it shall forward a copy of its decision to the officer having custody of the person, who shall forthwith serve a copy of the decision of the Board on that person.”.

Amendment of section 11