The Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act, 1950

(1) This Act may be called the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam)Act, 1950. (2) It extends to the whole of India.

If the Central Government is of opinion thatany 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 personor class of persons in Assam is detrimental to the interests of the general public of India or of any sectionthereof 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 Assamwithin 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 mayconsider necessary or expedient: Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to any person who on account of civil disturbances orthe fear of such disturbances in any area now forming part of Pakistan has been displaced from or has lefthis place of residence in such area and who has been subsequently residing in Assam.

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 1[2[Government of Assam, Meghalaya or Nagaland] any officer subordinate to thatGovernment.

Any authority empowered by or in pursuance of theprovisions of this Act to exercise any power may, in addition to any other action expressly provided for inthis Act, take or cause to be taken such steps, and use or cause to be used such force, as may in its opinionbe reasonably necessary for the effective exercise of such power.

Any person who (a) contravenes or attempts to contravene or abets the contravention of any order made undersection 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 tocomply 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.