Citizenship Act, 1955
Bare Act · 1955
An Act to provide for the acquisition and determination of Indian citizenship.
- Act number
- 57 of 1955
- Enacted
- 30 December 1955
- Contents
- 27 sections · 5 chapters
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Contents
Sections
Acquisition Of Citizenship
- Section 3 – Citizenship by birth
- Section 4 – Citizenship by descent
- Section 5 – Citizenship by registration
- Section 6 – Citizenship by naturalization (preview)
- Section 6A – Special provisions as to citizenship of persons covered by the Assam Accord (preview)
- Section 6B – Special provisions as to citizenship of person covered by proviso to clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 2 (preview)
- Section 7 – Citizenship by incorporation of territory (preview)
Overseas Citizenship
- Section 7A – Registration of Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder (preview)
- Section 7B – Conferment of rights on Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder (preview)
- Section 7C – Renunciation of Overseas Citizen of India Card (preview)
- Section 7D – Cancellation of registration as Overseas Citizen of India Cardholder (preview)
Termination Of Citizenship
- Section 8 – Renunciation of citizenship (preview)
- Section 9 – Termination of citizenship (preview)
- Section 10 – Deprivation of citizenship (preview)
Supplemental
- Section 11 – [Omitted.] (preview)
- Section 12 – [Omitted.] (preview)
- Section 13 – Certificate of Citizenship in case of doubt (preview)
- Section 14 – Disposal of application under sections 5, 6 and 7A (preview)
- Section 14A – Issue of national identity cards (preview)
- Section 15 – Revision (preview)
- Section 15A – Review (preview)
- Section 16 – Delegation of powers (preview)
- Section 17 – Offences (preview)
- Section 18 – Power to make rules (preview)
- Section 19 – [Repealed.] (preview)