Rule, 2018

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EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 851] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2018/AGRAHAYANA 12, 1940 3mR;:-

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi the 3rd December, 2018

G.S.R.1158(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 18 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Citizenship Rules, 2009, namely :-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Citizenship (Second) Amendment Rules, 2018.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Citizenship Rules, 2009, in the Schedule I,—

(a) in Form II, in Part I, for serial number 6A and the entry relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely: - “6A. Do you belong to one of the minority communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, namely, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians? Yes/ No If, yes, please specify ……………………..”;

(b) in Form III, in Part I, for serial number 8A and the entry relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely: - “8A. Do you belong to one of the minority communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, namely, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians? Yes/ No If, yes, please specify ……………………..”;

(c) in Form IV, in Part I, for serial number 8 A and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely: - “8A. Do you belong to one of the minority communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, namely, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians? Yes/ No If, yes, please specify ……………………..”;

(d) in Form V, in Part I, for serial number 5A and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely: - “5A. Do you belong to one of the minority communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, namely, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians? Yes/ No If, yes, please specify ……………………..”;

(e) in Form VI, in Part I, for serial number 7A and the entry relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely: - “7A. Do you belong to one of the minority communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, namely, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians? Yes/ No If, yes, please specify ……………………..”;

(f) in Form VII, in Part I, after serial number 7 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number shall be inserted, namely: - “7A. Do you belong to one of the minority communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, namely, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians? Yes/ No If, yes, please specify ……………………..”, and

(g) in Form VIII, in Part I, after serial number 3 and the entries relating thereto, the following serial number shall be inserted, namely: - “3A. Do you belong to one of the minority communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, namely, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians? Yes/ No If, yes, please specify ……………………..”.

ANIL MALIK, Jt. Secy Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide notification number

G.S.R. 124 (E), dated the 25 February, 2009 and last amended vide notification number

G.S.R.1049 (E), dated the 18th October, 2018.

and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. I Digitally signed by

MANOJ KUMAR MANOJ KUMARVERMA

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