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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Foreigners Order, 1948 Section 4

Landing of Seamen

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/443049

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Foreigners Order, 1948 Section 4 is part of Foreigners Order, 1948 - Landing of Seamen. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) No seaman or member of the crew of an aircraft, being a foreigner, shall land in India without a special permit from the Superintendent of Police or any other Police Officer not below the rank of a Sub--Inspector or Sargent.

(2) No such permit shall be granted unless the owners or agents of the vessel or aircraft have undertaken either generally in respect of all members of the crew of vessels or aircraft belonging to or managed by them or in an individual case the responsibility for the maintenance of such seaman or member of the crew during his residence in India and for the expenses of his departure from India.

(3) For the purpose of this paragraph "seaman" has the meaning assigned to it in the Registration of Foreigners Rules, 19391 .

(4) The provisions of this paragraph are in addition to, and not in derogation of, the provisions of paragraph 3.

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1. Now "The Registration of Foreigners Rules, 1992".

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What does Foreigners Order, 1948 Section 4 provide?

Section Section 4 of the Foreigners Order, 1948 (Landing of Seamen) is reproduced on this page as part of the Foreigners Order, 1948. 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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