The Foreigners Act 1940, 2 of 1940, (Rep., Act 31 of 1946)

Section 3. (1) The Central Government may, by order, make Power to

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

- (vi) prohibiting him from engaging in activities of `s` prescribed or specified description ; - (vii) prohibiting him from using or possessing prescribed or specified articles ; or - (vWi) otherwise - (viii) otherwise regulating his conduct in any such particular as may be prescribed or specified ; - (f) shall enter into a bond with or without sureties for the due observance of, or as an alternative to the enforcement of, any or all prescribed or speoifid restrictions or conditions ; or - (g) shall be arrested and detained or confined ; and may make provision for such incidental and supplementary matters as may, in the opinion of the Central Government, be expedient or necessary for giving effect to this Aot. 3. (1) The Central Government may, by order, make Power to make orders. provision, either generally with respect to all foreigners' or with respect to any particular foreigner or any prescribed class or description of foreigner, for prohibiting, regulating or restricting the entry of foreigners into British India or their departure therefrom or their presence or continued presence therein. (2) In particulrlr, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, orders made under this seotion may provide that the foreignar- - (a) shall not e&r British India, or shall enter British India only at such times and by such route and at suoh port or place and subject to the observance of suih 'condit'ions on arrival `as` may be prescribed ; - b) shall not depart from British India, or shall depart only at such times and by such rdute and from such port or place and subject to the observance of such conditions on departure as may be prescribed ; - (c) shall not remain in British India, or in any prescribed area therein ; - (d) shall remove himself to, and remaih in, suoh area in British India as may be prescribed ; - (e) shall uomply with such conditions as may be prescribed or specified- - (i) requiring him to reside in a particular place ; - (ii) imposing any restrictions on his movements ; - (iii) requiring him to furnish such proof of his identaity and to report such particulars to such authority in such manner and at such time and place as may be prescribed or specified `;3` - (iv) requiring him to allow his photograph and fhger impressions `to` be taken and to furnish specimens of his hand-writing and signature to suoh authority and at such time and place as may be prescribed or specified ; - (v) prohibiting him from association with persons of a prescribed or specified description ;

Source: India Code