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Act Number: 49

Act Name: The Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003

Year: 2003

Enactment Date: 2003-09-28

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Home

Section NumberTitleActions
1 Short title and commencement.
2 Definitions.
3 Application of Act.
4 Application for transfer by a prisoner.
5 Consideration of request by Central Government.
6 Comments of contracting State.
7 Consideration of request by Central Government.
8 Provision to issue warrant for transfer.
9 Operation of warrant and retaking prisoner.
10 Transfer of record.
11 Power of court and Central Government shall not be affected.
12 Transfer into India.
13 Determination of prison and issue of warrant for receiving transfer in India.
14 Power to make rules.
15 Laying of rules, etc.
16 Power to remove difficulties.
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