“Provided further that in respect of an application submitted by any person belonging to minority community in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan (namely, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians), in the absence of the Collector, Deputy Commissioner or the District Magistrate, the application or declaration may be signed in the presence of, or the oath administered by, an officer not below the rank of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate authorised in writing by the Collector, or Deputy Commissioner or the District Magistrate, as the case may be.”.
4. In Schedule I to the said Rules,—
(a) in Form II,—
(i) in the sentence under asterisk (*) marks, the words and brackets “before whom the registration, declaration or oath of allegiance is made or taken (i.e. the Collector, Deputy Commissioner, District Magistrate)” shall be omitted;
(ii) under the entries relating to Documents to be attached with the application by the applicant, paragraph 4 shall be omitted;
(b) in Form III,—
(i) in the sentence under asterisk (*) marks, the words and brackets “before whom the registration, declaration or oath of allegiance is made or taken (i.e. the Collector, Deputy Commissioner, District Magistrate)” shall be omitted;
(ii) under the entries relating to Documents to be attached with the application by the applicant, paragraph 5 shall be omitted;
(c) in Form IV,—
(i) in the sentence under asterisk (*) marks, the words and brackets “before whom the registration, declaration or oath of allegiance is made or taken (i.e. the Collector, Deputy Commissioner, District Magistrate)” shall be omitted;
(ii) under the entries relating to Documents to be attached with the application by the applicant, paragraph 4 shall be omitted;
(d) in Form V, —
(i) in the sentence under asterisk (*) marks, the words and brackets “before whom the registration, declaration or oath of allegiance is made or taken (i.e. the Collector, Deputy Commissioner, District Magistrate)” shall be omitted;
(ii) under the entries relating to Documents to be attached with the application by the applicant, paragraph 4 shall be omitted;
(e) in Form VI, — II—<sius 3(i)] W ^ ^ W : 3TOW 5
(i) in the sentence under asterisk (*) marks, the words and brackets “before whom the registration, declaration or oath of allegiance is made or taken (i.e. the Collector, Deputy Commissioner, District Magistrate)” shall be omitted;
(ii) under the entries relating to Documents to be attached with the application by the applicant, paragraph 4 shall be omitted;
(f) in Form VII, —
(i) in the sentence under asterisk (*) marks, the words and brackets “before whom the registration, declaration or oath of allegiance is made or taken (i.e. the Collector, Deputy Commissioner, District Magistrate)” shall be omitted;
(ii) under the entries relating to Documents to be attached with the application by the applicant, paragraph 3 shall be omitted;
(g) in Form VIII, under the entries relating to Documents to be attached with the application by the applicant, paragraph 3 shall be omitted.