The purpose of Section 12 of the National Security Act, 1980 is to-

Section 12 NSA, 1980 tells the appropriate Government how to act on the Board's report: it may confirm and continue detention where sufficient cause is found, and must revoke and release where it is not. The Government cannot disregard a no-cause opinion, but a sufficient-cause opinion does not compel continued detention, and release is ordered by the Government, not the Board.