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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 Section 15

Amendment of Section 18

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About this section

Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 Section 15 is part of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 - Amendment of Section 18. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

In section 18 of the principal Act,--

(i) in sub-section (2),--

(a) after clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:--

"(aa) the form and manner in which a declaration under sub-section (1) of section 4 shall be made;";

(b) after clause (i), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:--

"(ia) the procedure to be followed in compulsory registration of the citizens of India under sub-section (5) of section 14A;";

(ii) in sub-section (3), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:--

"Provided that any rule made in respect of a matter specified in clause (ia) of sub-section (2) may provide that a breach thereof shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both.",

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What does Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 Section 15 provide?

Section Section 15 of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 (Amendment of Section 18) 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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