The Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983
Central Act · Act 39 of 198331 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for the establishment of Tribunals for the determination, in a fair manner, of the question whether a person is an illegal migrant to enable the Central Government to expel illegal migrants from India and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 39 of 1983 |
| Year | 1983 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 31 |
| Subjects | criminal |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Application.
- Section 3 Definitions and construction of references.
- Section 4 Overriding effect of the Act.
- Section 5 Establishment of Illegal Migrants (Determination) Tribunals.
- Section 6 Filling of vacancies.
- Section 7 Staff of the Tribunals.
- Section 8 References or applications to Tribunals.
- Section 8A Application to the Central Government for reference.
- Section 9 Powers of Tribunal.
- Section 10 Procedure with respect to references under sub-section (1) of section 8.
- Section 11 Procedure with respect to applications under sub-section (2) of section 8.
- Section 12 Determination of the question as to whether a person is an illegal migrant.
- Section 13 Reference and application to be disposed of within six months.
- Section 14 Appeal.
- Section 15 Appellate Tribunal.
- Section 16 Order of the Appellate Tribunal.
- Section 17 Power of superintendence by Appellate Tribunal.
- Section 18 Procedure.
- Section 19 Proceeding before every Tribunal to be judicial proceeding for certain purposes.
- Section 20 Expulsion of illegal migrants.
- Section 21 Delegation of powers.
- Section 21A Power to bind certain persons against whom complaint is made under the Act.
- Section 22 Power to give effect to the orders, etc.
- Section 23 Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts.
- Section 24 Transitory provision.
- Section 25 Penalties.
- Section 26 Protection of action taken in good faith.
- Section 27 Power to remove difficulties.
- Section 28 Power to make rules.
- Section 29 Repeal and saving.
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