1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Land Ports Authority of India
Act, 2010.
(2) It shall come into force on such date1
as the Central Government may, by notification in the
Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act, and
any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to
the coming into force of that provision.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Authority” means the Land Ports Authority of India constituted under section 3;
(b) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Authority appointed under clause (a) of
sub-section (3) of section 3;
(c) “immigration check post” means any port or place of departure on the land as notified under
the Foreigners' Act, 1946 (31 of 1946);
(d) “integrated check post” means any land port, as the Central Government may, by notification
in the Official Gazette, specify;
(e) “land customs station” means any place notified as such by the Central Government under
clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) for the clearance of
goods imported or to be exported by land or inland water;
(f) “land port” means an area on the international borders of India including portions of national
highways, State highways and other roads, notified as land customs station or immigration check post
under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) or the Foreigners' Act, 1946 (31 of 1946), and includes
railways, with facilities for clearance and transport of passengers and goods across the borders of
India;
(g) “notification” means a notification published in the Official Gazette;
(h) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; and
(i) “regulations” means regulations made by the Authority under this Act.