Burma Act I, 1926 - The Expulsion of Offenders Act

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''Whereas it is expedient to make provisions to enable the Government to expel from the Union of Burma persons who are convicted of certain offences or ordered to furnish security for good behavior * * * * and are not citizens of the Union ; It is hereby enacted as follows 1.(1) » * * . * (2) It extends to the whole of the Union of Burma.. 2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the context,— ‘.(A) “ Non-Barman " means any person who is not a citizen of the Union. (B) "Offender " means any person against whom any sentence or order of the nature here under mentioned has been passed by any Court or Magistrate other than a Magistrate of the second or third class, which sentence or order has not been set aside on appeal or revision, that is to say,— (i) sentence on conviction of any offence shewn in the First Schedule ; or (ii) sentence on conviction of any offence shewn in the Second Schedule after a previous conviction...''

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Government of Burma via "The Burma Code" vol. 2

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1926-01-16

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2019-01-07

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  • Individual Documents

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    • Myanmar

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Myanmar

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English

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    • Easily legible