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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Citizenship Act, 1955

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/51656

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Act Text

Preamble1 - The Citizenship Act, 1955
Section1 - Short Title
Section2 - Interpretation
Section3 - Citizenship by Birth
Section4 - Citizenship by Descent
Section5 - Citizenship by Registration
Section6 - Citizenship by Naturalization
Section6A - Special Provisions as to Citizenship of Persons Covered by the Assam Accord
Section7 - Citizenship by Incorporation of Territory
Section7A - Registration of Overseas Citizens of India
Section7B - Conferment of Rights on Overseas Citizens of India
Section7C - Renunciation of Overseas Citizenship
Section7D - Cancellation of Registration as Overseas Citizen of India
Section8 - Renunciation of Citizenship
Section9 - Termination of Citizenship
Section10 - Deprivation of Citizenship
Section11 - Commonwealth Citizenship [Omitted]
Section12 - Power to Confer Rights of Indian Citizen on Citizens of Certain Countries [Omitted]
Section13 - Certificate of Citizenship in Case of Doubt
Section14 - Disposal of Application Under Sections 5 , 6 and 7a
Section14A - Issue of National Identity Cards
Section15 - Revision
Section15A - Review
Section16 - Delegation of Powers
Section17 - Offences
Section18 - Power to Make Rules
Section19 - Repeals
Section - The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003
Section - Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005
ScheduleI - The First Schedule (Omitted)
ScheduleII - The Second Schedule
ScheduleIII - The Third Schedule
ScheduleIV - The Fourth Schedule (Omitted)

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