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The distinction between the meaning of the terms citizenship and nationality is not always clear in the English language and differs by country. Generally, nationality refers a person's legal belonging to a nation state and is the common term used in international treaties when referring to members of a state; citizenship refers to the set of rights and duties a person has in that nation.
India: Citizenship Act, 1955; Ireland: there have been several Irish Nationality and Citizenship Acts in Irish nationality law; ... Child Citizenship Act of 2000;
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003 was passed by the Parliament of India in December 2003, [2] and received presidential assent in January 2004. [3] It is labelled "Act 6 of 2004". [3] The Act amended The Citizenship Act, 1955 by: introducing and defining a notion of "illegal migrant", [4] [5] [6] who could be jailed or deported. [7]
Securities and Exchange Board of India Act: 1992: 15 Cess and Other Taxes on Minerals (Validation) Act: 1992: 16 National Commission for Minorities Act: 1992: 19 Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act: 1992: 22 Special Court (Trial of Offences Relating to Transactions in Securities) Act: 1992: 27 Rehabilitation Council of India Act ...
The Citizenship Amendment Act provides a fast track to naturalization for Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Christians who fled to Hindu-majority India from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and ...
The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (CCA) is a United States federal law that amended the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 regarding acquisition of citizenship by children of US citizens and added protections for individuals who have voted in US elections in the mistaken belief that they were US citizens. The law modified past rules for ...
The Citizenship Rules of 2003, framed under the Citizenship Act of 1955, prescribe the manner of preparation of the National Register of Citizens. There is a special provision under the Rules to prepare the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam which is application-based and distinct from the rest of India where the process is ...
Nationality law or citizenship law is mainly codified in the Constitution of India and the Citizenship Act of 1955. Although the Constitution of India bars multiple citizenship, the Parliament of India passed on 7 January 2004, a law creating a new form of very limited dual nationality called Overseas Citizenship of India. Overseas citizens of ...