The ILLEGAL MIGRANTS (DETERMINATION BY TRIBUNALS) ACT, 1983

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement.

This Act may be called the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983.

(2) It extends to the whole of India.

(3) It shall be deemed to have come into force in the State of Assam on the 15th day of October, 1983 and in any other State on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazeette, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different States and references in this Act to the commencement of this Act shall be construed in relation to any State as references to the date of commencement of this Act in such State.

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