The Undesirable Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Ordinance, 1950

' • ' ' ·. .. t •• 1 /o • • '(Pubiished in the Gazette of India Extraordinary (l t d h Gth Ja~uary, 1950) . ' « e . t e ·., An o~dinance tq prqvide for !he ~xpulsion from Assam f d . -· ~mm1grants. , · · · q un ___ e~1~a\)-e HER~AS ~ Bill to provide ~or the expulsion from As . able 1mm1grants has been 1ntroduc·ed in the Domin·s~of ~1desir:- , · but bas . not yet been passed; ion _eg1s ature ' • AND._ WHEl RtEAS a~dexrergthe~cy hals. ~rise~ which· makes it necessary immed1a te y o prov1 e or e expu s1on from Assam of such im • ts . , . . . m1gran ., Now, THE~F9RE, 1n _exercise of the powers conferred by section 42 of ~ e Government of India Act, 1935 (26 Geo. 5, c. 2), the Governor-Gieneral .~ ~ pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance: • • • · f. 1. Shqrt title, ~xtent and ~Qmmencement.-(1) This Ordinance ma· be ~-~ called the Undesirable Imm1graQts (Expulsion from Assam) Ordininc ·. 1 1950. • - • • e, •. (2) It extends to tl1e whole of India. . ;, _ • (3) It shall come into force at once. 2. Power to order expulsi~n fr~m Assam of undesirable immigrants.­ If ~he ~entra~ Gov_ernment 1s sat1s!1-ed t~at· any person, having be·en ord1nar1ly resident 1n any_ place .. outside India, has, whether before or after' •• the commenc~men~ qf th1? Ord1~ance, COID:e into Assam and that his stay . in that Province 1s detr1me11;tal to the interests of India the Central • · Government may by order·- • ' • • • , " . . (a) d~re~t that p~rson to remove himself from the Province of Assam w1th1n such time and by such route as may be specified in the order; and (b) give such further directions in regard to· his removal from Assam as it may consider necessary or expedient. • 3. l)elegation of power. • The Central Government may, by notifica­ . tion in the official Gazette, direct that the powers and duties· conferred ~1 or imposed on it by section 2 shall, subject to· such conditions, if any, • as may be specified in the ootification, be exercised or discharged also .... . ' uy·- " . (a) any officer subordinate to the Central Government; ( ' (b) the Provincial Government of Assam or any officer subor- -i. ,_,,:~\:, dinate to that Government. f t:.,: 4. Power to give effect to orders, etc.-Any authority empowered b)1 f or in pursuance of the provisions of t~is Ordinance to· ex~rcise any_ pow~r • may, in addition to any other action expressly provided for 1n this .. Ordinance, take or cause to be taken such steps, and use or cause to be t v~ed such force, as may in its opinion be reasonably necessary for th~ ~ t_;ective exercise of such power. . ~ • 5. Penalties.-Any person who contravenes or ~ttemp_ts to contrayene, . ·' • or abets a contravention of, any order made under section 2, or ~ails to 1 comply with any direction given by any such order, shall b~ punishable , ~ith imprisonment which may extend to three y~ars and sl1all also be ~;~ liable to fine. • , • ' ~- Protection to persons 'a:cting und~r this_ Ordinance.-No suit, pr~se- •. ~ cut~on or other legal proceeding shall lie against any perso~ for a?ything ~ which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Ord1narce. l , . C. RAJAGOPALACHARI, :·: · ·- , Governor-General . l)tice an.1ia .l or 1½d .. • • GIPD-..SI-969 M of La.w-7-2-50-2000 . • • • . . • • • • •