Act Number: 17

Act Name: The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018

Year: 2018

Enactment Date: 2018-07-31

Long Title: An Act to provide for measures to deter fugitive economic offenders from evading the process of law in India by staying outside the jurisdiction of Indian courts, to preserve the sanctity of the rule of law in India and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Economic Affairs

Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement.
    (1) This Act may be called the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018.
     (2) It extends to the whole of India.
     (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 21st day of April, 2018.
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