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The Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983

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An Act to provide for the establishment of Tribunals for the determination, in a fair manner, of the question whether a person is an illegal migrant to enable the Central Government to expel illegal migrants from India and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
39 of 1983
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department
Department of Internal Security
Enacted
25 Dec 1983

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

31 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Application.
  3. Section 3Definitions and construction of references.
  4. Section 4Overriding effect of the Act.
  5. Section 5Establishment of Illegal Migrants (Determination) Tribunals.
  6. Section 6Filling of vacancies.
  7. Section 7Staff of the Tribunals.
  8. Section 8References or applications to Tribunals.
  9. Section 8AApplication to the Central Government for reference.
  10. Section 9Powers of Tribunal.
  11. Section 10Procedure with respect to references under sub-section (1) of section 8.
  12. Section 11Procedure with respect to applications under sub-section (2) of section 8.
  13. Section 12Determination of the question as to whether a person is an illegal migrant.
  14. Section 13Reference and application to be disposed of within six months.
  15. Section 14Appeal.
  16. Section 15Appellate Tribunal.
  17. Section 16Order of the Appellate Tribunal.
  18. Section 17Power of superintendence by Appellate Tribunal.
  19. Section 18Procedure.
  20. Section 19Proceeding before every Tribunal to be judicial proceeding for certain purposes.
  21. Section 20Expulsion of illegal migrants.
  22. Section 21Delegation of powers.
  23. Section 21APower to bind certain persons against whom complaint is made under the Act.
  24. Section 22Power to give effect to the orders, etc.
  25. Section 23Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts.
  26. Section 24Transitory provision.
  27. Section 25Penalties.
  28. Section 26Protection of action taken in good faith.
  29. Section 27Power to remove difficulties.
  30. Section 28Power to make rules.
  31. Section 29Repeal and saving.