Act Number: 16

Act Name: The Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939

Year: 1939

Enactment Date: 1939-04-08

Long Title: An Act to provide for the registration of foreigners in India.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 2: Definitions.
     In this Act—
         4 [(a) "foreigner" means a person who is not a citizen of India;]
         5 * * * * *
         (b) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 11 of 1957, s. 8, for clause (a) (w.e.f. 19-1-1957).
2. Cl. (aa) omitted by the Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule which was ins. by the A.O. 1950.
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