Act Number: 9

Act Name: The Reciprocity Act, 1943

Year: 1943

Enactment Date: 1943-03-31

Long Title: An Act to make provisions on a basis of reciprocity in regard to entry into, travel, residence, the acquisition, holding or disposal of property, the enjoyment of educational facilities, the holding of public office, or the carrying on of any occupation, trade, business or profession in India by, and the franchise in India of, persons domiciled in British Possessions.

Ministry: Ministry of External Affairs

Department:

Section 5: Direction imposing disabilities in respect of entry, travel and residence not to apply to armed forces.
    2[5. Direction imposing disabilities in respect of entry, travel and residence not to apply to armed forces.--Any direction made by the Central Government under section 3 imposing disabilities in respect of entry into or travel or residence in 1[India] upon persons domiciled in a British Possession shall not, until the expiry of six months after the termination of the present hostilities, apply to any person domiciled in that British Possession who is a member of its armed forces.]
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch. for "the States".
2. Subs. by Act 22 of 1943, s. 5, for the original s. 5.
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