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  1. India - Migrant workers - Law, Act

    Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 44 of 2005). - India Code Information System (INCODIS)

    Adoption: 2005-09-15 | IND-2005-L-73555

    Inserts a new section 3A into Act 52 of 2000 concerning powers of the competent authority to exempt.

  2. India - Migrant workers - Law, Act

    Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Act, 2000 (No. 52 of 2000). - India Code Information System (INCODIS)

    Adoption: 2000-12-11 | IND-2000-L-73554

    Makes carriers liable for persons they transport into India in contravention of the provisions of the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920.

  3. India - Migrant workers - Law, Act

    Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983 (No. 39 of 1983). - India Code Information System (INCODIS)

    Adoption: 1983-12-25 | IND-1983-L-73605

    Establishes Tribunals for the determination of whether a person is an illegal migrant to enable the Central Government to expel illegal migrants from India. Made in response to the number of foreigners who migrated into India across the borders of the eastern and north-eastern regions of the country on and after the 25th March, 1971 and who are considered to have since stayed illegally in India.

  4. India - Migrant workers - Law, Act

    Emigration Act, 1983 (No. 31 of 1983). - Act online

    Adoption: 1983-09-10 | IND-1983-L-51957

    Amended text with notes.

  5. India - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

    Emigration Rules, 1983. - Act online

    Adoption: 1983 | IND-1983-R-51958

    Amended text with notes.

  6. India - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

    Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Central Rules, 1980. - Legislation on-line

    Adoption: 1980 | Date of entry into force: 1980-10-02 | IND-1980-R-51962

    Amended text.

  7. India - Migrant workers - Law, Act

    Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 (No. 30 of 1979) [as amended]. - Legislation on-line

    Adoption: 1979-06-11 | IND-1979-L-48114

    Provides for the registration of establishments employing inter-state migrant workers. Inter-state migrant workers shall be paid a displacement allowance and their wages shall be equal to that of other workers.

  8. India - Migrant workers - Law, Act

    Foreigners Law (Application and Amendment) Act, 1962 (No. 42 of 1962). - India Code Information System (INCODIS)

    Adoption: 1962-11-24 | IND-1962-L-73550

    Extends the definition of foreigner in the Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939 and the Foreigners Act, 1946 to children of persons who were citizens of a State at war with or committing external aggression against India. It also repeals the Foreigners Law (Application and Amendment) Ordinance, 1962 (No. 5 of 1962).

  9. India - Migrant workers - Law, Act

    Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950 (No. 10 of 1950). - India Code Information System (INCODIS)

    Adoption: 1950-03-01 | IND-1950-L-73553

    Provides for the expulsion of immigrants from India in general and the region of Assam in particular.

  10. India - Migrant workers - Law, Act

    Foreigners Act, 1946 (Act No. 31 of 1946). - India Code

    Adoption: 1946-11-23 | IND-1946-L-70273

    Regulates the entry and exit of foreigners in India.

  11. India - Migrant workers - Law, Act

    Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939 (No. 16 of 1939). - India Code Information System (INCODIS)

    Adoption: 1939-04-18 | IND-1939-L-73549

    Regulates the registration of foreigners entering into, present in and leaving India.

  12. India - Migrant workers - Law, Act

    Foreign Recruiting Act, 1874 (Act No. 4 of 1874). - India Code Information System (INCODIS)

    Adoption: 1874-02-24 | IND-1874-L-73538

    Regulates the recruitment of Indian workers for service in other States. Provides that a person wishing to recruit in India must have permission to do so from the Government (section 4). Provides penalties for those who try to recruit without first being granted permission (section 6).


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