Section 17: Register of citizens

Citizenship Rule-2009Central Rules · 1955

The Central Government shall maintain a register containing the names and other details of the persons registered or naturalised as citizen of India -

(a) under clauses (a), (e) and (f) of sub-section (1) of section 5, in Form XIII;

(b) under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 5, in Form XIV;

(d) under clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 5 in Form XVI; and

(e) under sub section (1) of section 6 in Form XVII.

Where this provision sits

Act	Citizenship Rule-2009
Section	17
Marginal note	Register of citizens
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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