The Foreigners Act, 1946

The Foreigners Act, 1946
Imperial Legislative Assembly
  • An Act to confer upon the Central Government certain powers in respect of foreigners
CitationAct No. 31 of 1946
Enacted byImperial Legislative Assembly
Enacted23 November 1946
Amended by
Act 35 of 1950
Related legislation
Indian nationality law
Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025
Status: Repealed

The Foreigners Act, 1946 was an Act of the Imperial Legislative Assembly enacted to grant the certain powers to the Interim Government of India in matters of foreigners in India. The Act was enacted before India became independent.It was repealed by Immigration and Foreigners Act 2025.