Foreigners Act, 1946 — section 1

1. Short title and extent..—__(1) This Act may be called the Foreigners Act, 1946. 4 [(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan.] 2. Definitions. In this Act 5 [(a) “foreigner” means a person who is not a citizen of Pakistan;]

(b)“prescribed” means prescribed by orders made under this Act(4 & 5 GCO 17);

(c)“specified” means specified by direction of a prescribed authority. 1 For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gazette of India, 1946, Pt. V, p. 254. This Act has been applied to Baluchistan, see Gazette of India, 1946, Pt. I, p. 1913; and also to all tribal areas with certain conditions, see ibid., 1947, Pt. 1, p. 343. The Act has been extended to

(a)the Leased Areas of Baluchistan, see the Leased Areas (Laws) Order, 1950 (G. G. O. 3 of 1950);

(b)the Baluchistan States Union, see the Baluchistan States Union (Federal Laws) (Extension) Order, 1953 (G. G. O. 4 of 1953);

(c)the Khairpur State, see the Khairpur (Federal Laws) (Extension) Order, 1953 (G. G. O. 5 of 1953); and

(d)the State of Bahawalpur, see the Bahawalpur (Extension of Federal Laws) Order, 1953 (G. G. O. 11 of 1953), as amended. The Act has been and shall be deemed to have been brought into force in Gwadur with effect from the 8th September, 1958, by the Gwadur (Application of Central Laws) Ordinance, 1960 (37 of 1960), s. 2. The Act, rules, notifns. and orders made under it, have been applied to the Tribal Areas or to the parts of those areas to which they have not been already applied, see the Tribal Areas (Application of Acts) Reg., 1965, Gaz. of P., 1965, Ext., pp. 1016‑1018. 2 Subs. by the Preventive Detention Laws Amendment Act, 1975 (44 of 1975), s. 3, for “Central Government”. 3 Subs. by the Adaptation (Security Laws) Order, 1956 (P.O. No. 8 of 1956), Art. 2 and Sch. (with effect from the 23rd March, 1956), for “the Provinces and the Capital of the Federation” which had been subs. by A. O., 1949, for “British India”. 4 Subs. by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960) s. 3 and 2nd Sch. (with effect from the 14th October, 1955), for the original sub-section (2) as amended by A. O. 1949 and P. O No. 8 of 1956. 5 Subs. by the Foreigners (Amdt.) Act 1957 (35 of 1957) s. 2 for the original cl. (a) as amended by A. O. 1949 and P. O. No. 8 of 1956.