THE ILLEGAL MIGRANTS (DETERMINATION BY TRIBUNALS) ACT, 1983

ACT NO. 39 OF 1983 · Enacted [25th December, 1983.] · 31 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2.Application.

Section 3.Definitions and construction of references.

Section 4.Overriding effect of the Act.

ESTABLISHMENT OF TRIBUNALS

Section 5.Establishment of Illegal Migrants (Determination) Tribunals.

Section 6.Filling of vacancies.

Section 7.Staff of the Tribunals.

Section 8.References or applications to Tribunals.

Section 8A.Application to the Central Government for reference.

Section 9.Powers of Tribunal.

Section 10.Procedure with respect to references under sub-section (1) of section 8.

Section 11.Procedure with respect to applications under sub-section (2) of section 8.

Section 12.Determination of the question as to whether a person is an illegal migrant.

Section 13.Reference and application to be disposed of within six months.

Section 14.Appeal.

Section 15.Appellate Tribunal.

Section 16.Order of the Appellate Tribunal.

Section 17.Power of superintendence by Appellate Tribunal.

PROVISIONSAPPLICABLE TO ALL TRIBUNALS

Section 18.Procedure.

Section 19.Proceeding before every Tribunal to be judicial proceeding for certain purposes.

ENFORCEMENT OF THE ORDERS MADE BY THE TRIBUNALS

Section 20.Expulsion of illegal migrants.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 21.Delegation of powers.

Section 21A.Power to bind certain persons against whom complaint is made under the Act.

Section 22.Power to give effect to the orders, etc.

Section 23.Bar of jurisdiction of civil courts.

Section 24.Transitory provision.

Section 25.Penalties.

Section 26.Protection of action taken in good faith.

Section 27.Power to remove difficulties.

Section 28.Power to make rules.

Section 29.Repeal and saving.