The registration of foreigners act 1939 indian bare acts. Whereas it is expedient to provide for the registration of foreigners entering, being present in, and departing form, 1india. Whereas it is expedient to provide for the exercise by the central government of certain powers in respect of the entry of foreigners into india, their presence therein and their departure there from it is hereby enacted as follows. Foreigners who enter india should have a valid passport and indian visa. Visa is an authorisation by the country which the foreigner wants to visit. Pdf the registration of foreigners act 1939 mahesh. All foreigners including foreigners of indian origin visiting india on long term.
Registration of foreigners act, 1939 s no acts description. Whereas it is expedient to provide for the registration of foreigners entering, being present in. General instructions registration by the foreigners. Non compliance of these rules are punishable under section 5 of registration of foreigner act, 1939. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official gazette. An act to provide for the registration of foreigners in british india.
General instructions for registration by the foreigners. An act to confer upon the central government certain powers in respect of foreigners. Xvi of 1939 8th april, 1939 an act to provide for the registration of foreigners in 2pakistan whereas it is expedient to provide for the registration of foreigners entering, being present in. Registration of foreigners act, 1939 registration of foreigners act, 1939. It mandates that certain categories of foreigners whose intended stay. Registration of foreigners rules, 1992, were published by section 3 of the.
An act to provide for the registration of foreigners in bangladesh. This section of the family history website is dedicated to national registration act records both for 1915 and 1939, to the parliamentary debate and procedures that brought these acts into existence, and the effect upon the uk population including registration procedures and the distribution of the 1915 registration cards, and identity cards. Gujaratilegislative department ministry of law and. In india, the entry, stay, and exit of foreign nationals are primarily regulated by the passport act 1920, the foreigners act 1946, and the registration of foreigners act 1939. Citizenship requirements and pathways are predominantly regulated by the indian constitution 4 and the citizenship act, 1955. Section 5 in the registration of foreigners act, 1939 indian kanoon. Fara requires certain agents of foreign principals who are engaged in political activities or other activities specified under the statute to make periodic public disclosure of their relationship with the foreign principal, as well as activities, receipts and disbursements in support of those activities. Short title 1 these rules may be called the registration of foreigners rules 1948.
Foreigners act, 1939 16 of 1939, vide notification of the government of india in the ministry of home affairs number g. Foreign nationals are issued a residential permit at the time of registration. The registration of foreigners act, 1939 xlv of 1939. Foreign agents registration act of 1938 law and legal. Whereas it is expedient to provide for the registration of foreigners entering, being present in, and departing from, bangladesh. Foreigners act, 1946 bare acts law library advocatekhoj. Download formc arrival report of foreigner in a indian. An act to provide for the registration of foreigners in india. The registration of foreigners act, 1939 lawyers law.
The central government may, by order, declare that any or all of the provisions of the rules made under this act shall not apply, or shall apply only with such modifications or subject to such conditions as may be specified in the said order, to or in relation to any individual foreigner or any class. The passport is an authorisation by the country to which the foreigner belongs. The registration of foreigners act 1939 odisha police. Act, 1939 and the registration of foreigners rules, 1992 it mandates that certain categories of foreigners whose intended stay in india is more than the specified period, or as provided in their visa authorization, are required to get themselves register4ed with the. These instructions are based on some of the more important provisions of the registration of foreigners rules, 1966, framed under the registration of foreigners act, 1939. Any person who contravenes, or attempts to contravene or fails to comply with, any provision of any rule made under this act shall be punished, if a foreigner. Registration of foreigners act 1939 section 8 page 2. Under this provision, indian citizens are liable for a fine up to rupees 500 and foreigners are liable for imprisonment up to one year and fine up to rupees or both. The act is known to be the registration of foreigners act, 1939. Foreign agents registration act department of justice. This act shall come into force on the 28th march, 1940. An act to provide for the registration of foreigners in 1india. Registration of foreigners act, 1939 national portal of.
An act to provide for the registration of foreigners in pakistan. An act to provide for the registration of foreigners in india preamble. Definitions in these rules unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context. The registration of foreigners act, 1939 legal news. Foreign registration was mandated and is regulated by the registration of foreigners act, 1939 and the registration of foreigners rules, 1992. Whereas it is expedient to provide for the registration of foreigners entering, being present in, and departing from, british india. The extant acts dealing with entry, stay and exit of foreigner nationals in the country are. In this act, a foreigner means a person who is not a citizen of india. Accord between aasu, aagsp and the central government. It is expedient to provide for the registration of foreigners entering, being present in, and departing from pakistan. It has been developed with an objective to enable a single window access to information and services being provided by the various indian government entities. Foreigners act, 1946 bare act pdf download geek upd8. In this acta foreigner means a foreigner as defined in the foreigners act.
At present the only permanent measures governing foreigners specifically are the registration of foreigners act of 1939 and the foreigners act, 1864. The foreign agents registration act fara was enacted in 1938. Once the appointment is scheduled successfully, a pdf. For the purpose of this act foreigners means, a person who is not citizen of india. Foreigners in pakistan are advised to study those rules carefully as their contravention is a penal offence under the act mentioned above. A legal overview congressional research service 2 provides only for public disclosure of any such activities. Registration of foreigners rules, 1939 were published, as required by section 3 of the registration of foreigners act, 1939 16 of 1939 in the gazette of india, extraordinary, part il, section 3, subsection i dated 15th january, 1991 under the notification of the. The initial national registration bill was introduced to parliament as an emergency measure at the start of the second world war. Foreigners act, 1946 bangladesh, xxxi of 1946, 23 november 1946.
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