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 20: Power of Central Government to amend Schedule.
    (1) The Central Government may, having regard to the objects of this Act, and if it considers necessary or expedient so to do, by notification add to, or as the case may be, omit from the Schedule any offences specified therein.
     (2) Every such notification shall, as soon as after it is issued, be laid before each House of Parliament.
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