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The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (I).

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

NO. 91] NEW DELHI, F1IDAY, APRIL 27, I978/VAISAKHA 7, 1895

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed

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MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 21th April 1973

G.S.R. 209(E).—Whereas certain draft rules for the registration of Bangladesh nationals were published as required by section 3 of the Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939 (16 of 1939) at pages 10 and 11 of the Gazette of India Extraordinary, part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i), dated the 8th January, 1973, under the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs, No. G.S.R. 5(E), dated 5th January, 1973, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, within a period of 30 days from the that of publication of the notification the Official Gazette:

And whereas the said Gazette was made available to the public on the 23rd January, 1973;

And whereas objections and suggestions received from the public on the said draft rules have been considered by the Central Government-

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely - -

1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called Registration of Foreigners (Bangladesh) Rules, 1973.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette,2 Reporting by a citizen of Bangladesh of his address in India etc.—Notwithstanding anything contained in the Registration of Foreigners (Exemption) Order, 1957, every foreigner who is a citizen of Bangladesh, entering India or resident in India, shall present in person to the appropriate Registration Officer appointed under rule 3 of the Registration of Fore'gncrs Rules 1939, a report (hereafter referred to as a registration report) within the time specified in rule 3' ( 583 )

Provided further thai, the Registration Officer may, in his discretion, dispense with personal attendance for ihe purpose of presentation of the registration report,

3. Procedure for registration.—(.1) The registration report shall be presented;—

(a) in the ca^e of a citizen of Bangladesh who enters India on a visa valid for stay in India for a period of not more than 180 days and who wishes to stay in India beyond the period of 180 days, to the Registration Officer having jurisdiction in the place whore the said citizen of Bangladesh is present at the tune of presentation of such report;

(b) in the case of a citizen of Bangladesh who enters India on a visa valid for stay in India for a period of more than 180 days, to such Registration Officer Sis may be specified in this behalf by the Registration Officer of the port or other place of arrival.

(2) Tho registration report shall be presented,—

(a) in tho case of a citizen of Bangladesh referred to in clause (a) of sub-rule (.1).

immediately after the expiry of 180 days of his arrival in India;

(b) in the casq of a citizen of Bangladesh referred Lo in clause (b) of sub-rule (1),

within 7 days of his arrival in India.

4. Certificate of Registration.—Every citizen of Bangladesh presenting a registration report shall furnish to the Registration Officer such, information as may be in his possession for the purpose of satisfying the said officctr as to the accuracy of the particulars specified therein and shall^ on being required to do so, sign the registration report in the presence of the said officer and shall thereupon be entitled to receive from the said officer a Certifi- cate of Registration specified in Part III of Form 'A' of the Registration of Foreigners Rules, 1939.

[No. 12011/52/72-F.III.]

D. N SHARMA, Under Secy.