LawgistThe Foreigners Act
9Burden of proof
If in any case not falling under section 8 any question arises with reference to this Act or any order made or direction given thereunder, whether any person is or is not a foreigner or is or is not a foreigner of a particular class or description the onus of proving that such person is not a foreigner or is not a foreigner of such particular class or description, as the case may be, shall notwithstanding anything contained in the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872), lie upon such person.
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All sections
- 1 Short title and extent
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Power to make orders
- 3A Power to exempt citizens of Commonwealth Countries and other persons from application of Act in certain cases
- 4 Persons on parole
- 5 Change of name
- 6 Obligations of masters of vessels, etc
- 7 Obligation of hotel keepers and others to furnish particulars
- 7A Power to control places frequented by foreigners
- 8 Determination of nationality
- 9 Burden of proof
- 10 Repealed
- 11 Power to give effect to orders, directions, etc
- 12 Power to delegate authority
- 13 Attempts, etc., to contravene the provisions of this Act, et
- 14 Penalty for contravention of provisions of the Act, etc
- 14A Penalty for entry in restricted areas, etc
- 14B Penalty for using forged passport
- 14C Penalty for abetment
- 15 Protection to persons acting under this Act
- 16 Application of other laws not barred
- 17 Repealed
