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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Foreigners Order, 1948

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/51798

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Foreigners Order, 1948 is Central state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Act Text

Preamble1 - Foreigners Order, 1948
Section1 - Short Title, Commencement and Extent
Section2 - Definitions
Section3 - Power to Grant or Refuse Permission to Enter India
Section4 - Landing of Seamen
Section5 - Power to Grant Permission to Depart from India
Section5A - Power to Examine Persons
Section6 - Liability of Master of Vessel, Etc., to Remove a Foreigner
Section7 - Restriction of Sojourn in India
Section8 - Prohibited Places
Section9 - Protected Areas
Section10 - Restrictions on Employment
Section11 - Power to Impose Restrictions on Movements, Etc.
Section11A - Restrictions on Certain Activities
Section11B - Restrictions on Mountaineering Expeditions
Section12 - Powers to Remove Foreigners from Cantonments
Section13 - Power to Close Clubs and Restaurants
Section14 - Expenses of Deportation
Section15 - [Omitted]
Rule15 - Omitted by S.R.O. 513, dated 9th April 1951.
ScheduleI - Regulating Entry of Tibetan Nationals into India

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