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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 Section 12

Insertion of New Section 14a

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Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 Section 12 is part of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 - Insertion of New Section 14a. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

After section 14 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:--

"14A. Issue of national identity cards. (1) The Central Government may compulsorily register every citizen of India and issue national identity card to him.

(2) The Central Government may maintain a National Register of Indian Citizens and for that purpose establish a National Registration Authority.

(3) On and from the date of commencement of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003., the Registrar General, India, appointed under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969(18 of 1969) shall act as the National Registration Authority and he shall function as the Registrar General of Citizen Registration.

(4) The Central Government may appoint such other officers and staff as may be required to assist the Registrar General of Citizen Registration in discharging his functions and responsibilities.

(5) The procedure to be followed in compulsory registration of the citizens of India shall be such as may be prescribed.

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What does Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 Section 12 provide?

Section Section 12 of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 (Insertion of New Section 14a) is reproduced on this page as part of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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