Section 1

Short title and commencement.

The Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003

  • Act 49 of 2003
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of Home
About this Act

An Act to provide for the transfer of certain prisoners from India to country or place outside India and reception in India of certain prisoners from country or place outside India.

All sections
    (1) This Act may be called the Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003.
     (2) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

Notes

1 1st January, 2004, vide notification No. S.O. 1464(E), dated 24th December, 2003, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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