#THE IMMIGRANTS (EXPULSION FROM ASSAM) ACT, 1950 
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##ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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SECTIONS 
1. Short title and extent. 
2. Power to order expulsion of certain immigrants. 
3. Delegation of power. 
4. Power to give effect to orders, etc. 
5. Penalties. 
6. Protection to persons acting under this Act. 
7. [Repealed.] 



 
#THE IMMIGRANTS (EXPULSION FROM ASSAM) ACT, 1950 

##ACT NO. 10 OF 1950 

[1st March, 1950.] 

An Act to provide for the expulsion of certain immigrants from Assam. 

  BE it enacted by Parliament as follows:— 

1. **Short title and extent.**—(1)  This  Act  may  be  called  the  Immigrants  (Expulsion  from  Assam) 
Act, 1950. 

(2) It extends to the whole of India. 

2. **Power to order expulsion of certain immigrants.**—If the Central Government is of opinion that 
any person or class of persons, having been ordinarily resident in any place outside India, has or have, 
whether before or after the commencement of this Act, come into Assam and that the stay of such person 
or class of persons in Assam is detrimental to the interests of the general public of India or of any section 
thereof or of any Scheduled Tribe in Assam, the Central Government may by order— 

  (a) direct such person or class of persons to remove himself or themselves from India or Assam 
within such time and by such route as may be specified in the order; and 

  (b) give such further directions in regard to his or their removal from India or Assam as it may 
consider necessary or expedient: 

  Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to any person who on account of civil disturbances or 
the fear of such disturbances in any area now forming part of Pakistan has been displaced from or has left 
his place of residence in such area and who has been subsequently residing in Assam. 

3. **Delegation of power.**—The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, 
direct that the powers and duties conferred or imposed on it by section 2 shall, subject to such conditions, 
if any, as may be specified in the notification, be exercised or discharged also by— 

  (a) any officer subordinate to the Central Government; 

  (b) the Government  of  Assam, Meghalaya or Nagaland any officer subordinate to that 
Government. 

4. **Power to give effect to orders, etc.**—Any  authority  empowered  by  or  in  pursuance  of  the 
provisions of this Act to exercise any power may, in addition to any other action expressly provided for in 
this Act, take or cause to be taken such steps, and use or cause to be used such force, as may in its opinion 
be reasonably necessary for the effective exercise of such power. 

5. **Penalties.**—Any person who— 

  (a) contravenes  or  attempts  to  contravene  or  abets  the  contravention  of  any  order  made  under 
section 2, or 

  (b) fails to comply with any direction given by any such order, or 

  (c) harbours  any  person  who  has  contravened  any  order  made  under  section  2  or  has  failed  to 
comply with any direction given by any such order, 

shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine. 

6. **Protection to persons acting under this Act.**—No  suit,  prosecution  or  other  legal  proceeding 
shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act. 

7. *[Repeal  and  saving.]—Rep.  by  the  Repealing  and  Amending  Act,  1957  (36  of  1957),  s.  2  and 
Schedule.*