(1) This Act may be called the Foreigners Act, 1946.
(2) It extends to the whole of 1 [India] 2 [* * *].
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1. Substituted by Act 38 of 1947, section 2, for "British India" (w.e.f. 15-12-1947).
2. The words "except the State of Hyderabad" Inserted by the A.O. 1950 and omitted by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Schedule (w.e.f. 1-4-1951).