1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a)“Appellate Tribunal” means an Appellate Tribunal established by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 15;
(b)“foreigner” has the same meaning as in the Foreigners Act, 1946 (31 of 1946);
(c)“illegal migrant” means a person in respect of whom each of the following conditions is satisfied, namely:—
(i)he has entered into India on or after the 25th day of March, 1971,
(ii)he is a foreigner,
(iii)he has entered into India without being in possession of a valid passport or other travel document or any other lawful authority in that behalf;
(d)“notification” means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
(e)“prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(f)“Tribunal” means a Tribunal established by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 5.
(2)Any reference in this Act to any law which is not in force in any area shall, in relation to that area, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law, if any, in force in that area.