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India - Migrant workers - Law, Act

Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 44 of 2005). -

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.

India - Migrant workers - Law, Act

Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Act, 2000 (No. 52 of 2000). -

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.

India - Migrant workers - Law, Act

Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983 (No. 39 of 1983). -

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.

India - Migrant workers - Law, Act

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

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

Amended text with notes.

India - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Emigration Rules, 1983. -

Adoption: 1983 | IND-1983-R-51958

Amended text with notes.

India - Migrant workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

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

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

Amended text.

India - Migrant workers - Law, Act

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

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.

India - Migrant workers - Law, Act

Foreigners Law (Application and Amendment) Act, 1962 (No. 42 of 1962). -

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).

India - Migrant workers - Law, Act

Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950 (No. 10 of 1950). -

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.

India - Migrant workers - Law, Act

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

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

Regulates the entry and exit of foreigners in India.

India - Migrant workers - Law, Act

Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939 (No. 16 of 1939). -

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

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

India - Migrant workers - Law, Act

Foreign Recruiting Act, 1874 (Act No. 4 of 1874). -

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).