TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government Enacted2005

Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 Section 2

Amendment of Section 2

Section Text


In section 2 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in sub-section (1),-

(i) for clause (ee), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-

'(ee) "overseas citizen of India" means a person registered as an overseas citizen of India by the Central Government under section 7A;';

(ii) clause (gg) shall be omitted.