| 词条 | The Foreigners Act, 1946 |
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| imagesize = 150 | image = Star-of-India-gold-centre.svg | long_title = An Act to confer upon the Central Government certain powers in respect of foreigners | citation = Act No. 31 of 1946 | enacted_by = Central Legislative Assembly | date_enacted = 23 November 1946 | status = in force }} The Foreigners Act, 1946 is an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly enacted to grant the certain powers to Indian government in matters of foreigners in India. The Act was enacted before India became independent. ProvisionsThe Act defines the foreigner as a person who is not a citizen of India. Section 9 of the Act states that, where the nationality of a person is not evident as per preceding section 8, the onus of proving whether a person is a foreigner or not, shall lie upon such person.{{cn|date=February 2017}} According to the Foreigners (Report to the police) Order, 2001, made under the Foreigners Act 1946, where any person who has reason to believe that a foreigner has entered India without valid documents or is staying in India beyond the authorized period of stay accommodates such foreigner in a premises occupied, owned or controlled by him, for whatever purpose, it shall be the duty of such person to inform the nearest police station, within 24 hours, of the presence of such foreigner.{{cn|date=February 2017}} Foreigners Act empowers the Indian administration to detain a person until he/she is deported back to his/her own country.[1] References1. ^{{citation |title=In Strident Campaign, Jammu Politicians Target Rohingya Muslim Refugees |url=https://thewire.in/106280/jammu-rohingya-muslim-myanmar-refugee |work=The Wire |date=7 February 2017 }} {{indian legislations}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Foreigners Act, 1946}}{{India-law-stub}} 7 : Acts of the Imperial Legislative Council|1946 in law|Expatriates in India|1946 in India|Foreign relations of India|Indian nationality law|Legislation in British India |
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