Ministry of Home Affairs Foreigners Division

Notification Regarding Civil Authority under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.

Issue Date: 01 September 2025 Published: 01 September 2025

Gazette ID: CG-DL-E-01092025-265862 Download PDF

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Core Purpose

The Central Government appoints the Superintendent of Police of each District or the Deputy Commissioner of Police as the civil authority under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025.

Detailed Summary

This notification, S.O. 3989(E) issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on 1st September, 2025, designates specific officers to function as civil authorities. In pursuance of clause (c) of section 2 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 (13 of 2025), the Central Government appoints the Superintendent of Police of each District in the States or Union territories, or the Deputy Commissioner of Police as specified by the respective State Government or Union Territory Administration. These appointed officers are tasked with performing the functions of the civil authority under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, the Immigration and Foreigners Rules, 2025, and the Immigration and Foreigners Order, 2025, within their respective district jurisdictions. The notification came into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette and is signed by Nitesh Kumar Vyas, Additional Secretary.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-01092025-265862 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3884] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2025/BHADRA 10, 1947 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II-SEC. 3(ii)] MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st September, 2025 S.O. 3989(E). — In pursuance of clause (c) of section 2 of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 (13 of 2025), the Central Government hereby appoints the Superintendent of Police of each District of the States or the Union territories or the Deputy Commissioner of Police as specified by the State Government or the Union Territory Administration, as the case may be, to perform the functions of the civil authority under the said Act, the Immigration and Foreigners Rules, 2025 and the Immigration and Foreigners Order, 2025, within the jurisdiction of the District concerned. 2. This notification shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. [F. No. 25022/42/2025-Imm] [2] NITESH KUMAR VYAS, Addl. Secy.

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