Foreigners (Restricted Areas) Order, 1963

C Central 2025

Company : Sol Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Website : www.courtkutchehry.com FOREIGNERS (RESTRICTED AREAS) ORDER, 1963 CONTENTS 1. Short title and commencement 2. Definitions 3. Restrictions on entry into restricted areas 4. Form of a permit SCHEDULE 1 :- Restricted Areas 1. . 2. . 3. . 4. . 5. . 6. . SCHEDULE 2 :- Permit SCHEDULE 2A :- Permit FOREIGNERS (RESTRICTED AREAS) ORDER, 1963 1G.S.R. 94, dated the 14th January 1963.-In exercse of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Foreigners 1946 read with the foreigners Law (Application and Amendment) Act, 1962, the Central government have by markes the following order, namely. 1. Short title and commencement :- Every district in the State of Assam : 2 \Definitions . .-In this Order- (a) "person of Chinese origin" means a person who, or either of whose parents, or any of whose grand-parents was at any time a Chinese national; (b) "restricted area" means any of the areas specified in Schedule 1: (c) "schedule" means a schedule to the order. 3. Restrictions on entry into restricted areas :- Darjeeling. Cooch Bihar, Jalpaiguri, Malda and West Dinajpur districts of West Bengal ; 4 \Form of a permit . .-A permit issued under Paragraph 3 shall be in the form specified in Schedule II, or Schedule II-A, as the case may be and shall contain the following particulars, namely :- (a) the place of entry into the area specified in Schedule I ; (b) the place of residence, if any, in the said area : (c) the period for which the permit shall be valid ; and (d) the conditions subject to which the permit is granted. SCHEDULE 1 Restricted Areas 1. . :- Every district in the State of Assam : 2. . :- Every district in the State of Meghalaya : 3. . :- Darjeeling. Cooch Bihar, Jalpaiguri, Malda and West Dinajpur districts of West Bengal ; 4. . :- The State of Tripura: 5. . :- The Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 6. . :- 1 The entire area in Sikkim from the southern border of Sikkim upto the inner line as specified in Schedule 1 to the Foreigners (Protected Areas) Order, 1958.] 1. Added by S.O. 159 E, dated 20.2.1990. SCHEDULE 2 Permit [Under Paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Foreigners (Restricted Areas) Order,. 1963] Mr./Mrs./Miss............ a ......national, residing at.......holder of Passport No.......... dated......... is hereby permitted to enter the restricted area via...........and to reside in the said area for purposes of............... at place(s) from............ to............. 2. He/She shall, while residing in the said area, comply with the condition specified below. 3. Mr./Mrs./Miss........shall not remain in the said area, after the.............unless he/she has obtained the prior permission of the authority who issued the permit. Application for any extension of the period of this permit must be made at least 7 days before its expiry. Place : Signature of Issuing Authority \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \(Seal) SCHEDULE 2A Permit (for visiting to Darjeeling) Sl.No............... [Under Paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Foreigners (Restricted Areas) Order, 1963] Mr./Mrs./Miss......... a......... national, holder of Passport No. ...... dated.........issued at ..............who arrived in India at .......on.............is........hereby permitted to enter Darjeeling for the purpose of...... and to stay there for a period of seven days from/between.......to/ and........Mr./Mrs./Miss.....shall not remain In Darjeeling after the expiry of the period allowed by this permit, which shall not be extended in any circumstances. Place : Signature of Issuing Authority \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \(Seal).

Act Metadata
  • Title: Foreigners (Restricted Areas) Order, 1963
  • Type: C
  • Subtype: Central
  • Act ID: 10465
  • Digitised on: 13 Aug 2025