Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986
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The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986 is an Indian law that tightened the criteria for acquiring citizenship by birth, introducing more restrictive conditions than those previously in place.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986 canonical | 2 |
| Citizenship Amendment Act 1986 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8560222 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986 Context triple: [Citizenship Act, 1955, amendedBy, Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986]
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A.
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 is an Indian law that revised the country’s citizenship framework, notably by creating and defining the status of Overseas Citizens of India and expanding provisions for persons of Indian origin living abroad.
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B.
Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
The Citizenship Act, 1955 of India is the primary law that defines the acquisition, determination, and termination of Indian citizenship, including various categories such as Overseas Citizens of India.
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C.
Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 is a United States federal law that granted full U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the country.
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D.
Immigration Act 1971
The Immigration Act 1971 is a key UK law that established the modern framework for immigration control and the rights of entry and residence for people coming to or living in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is an Indian law enacted to prevent and punish atrocities and discrimination against members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and to provide them with special protections and relief.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986 Target entity description: The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986 is an Indian law that tightened the criteria for acquiring citizenship by birth, introducing more restrictive conditions than those previously in place.
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A.
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 is an Indian law that revised the country’s citizenship framework, notably by creating and defining the status of Overseas Citizens of India and expanding provisions for persons of Indian origin living abroad.
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B.
Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
The Citizenship Act, 1955 of India is the primary law that defines the acquisition, determination, and termination of Indian citizenship, including various categories such as Overseas Citizens of India.
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C.
Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 is a United States federal law that granted full U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the country.
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D.
Immigration Act 1971
The Immigration Act 1971 is a key UK law that established the modern framework for immigration control and the rights of entry and residence for people coming to or living in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is an Indian law enacted to prevent and punish atrocities and discrimination against members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and to provide them with special protections and relief.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of India
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Indian federal law ⓘ |
| amends |
Citizenship Act, 1955
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linked to:
Citizenship Act, 1955 of India
|
| appliesTo | persons born in India after specified dates ⓘ |
| basedOn | Article 11 of the Constitution of India (Parliament’s power to regulate citizenship) ⓘ |
| citationAct | Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| effect |
introduced more restrictive conditions for citizenship by birth than previously in place
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narrowed automatic entitlement to Indian citizenship by birth ⓘ |
| fieldOfLaw |
constitutional law (citizenship provisions)
ⓘ
public law ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
altered eligibility of certain resident communities for Indian citizenship by birth
ⓘ
restricted automatic citizenship for children of non-citizens born in India ⓘ |
| introducedConcept | stricter jus soli conditions for Indian citizenship ⓘ |
| isPartOfDebate | Indian immigration and citizenship policy ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Republic of India
ⓘ
linked to:
India
|
| languageOfDocument |
English
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Hindi ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
citizenship law
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nationality law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law influenced legal system of India ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of India ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian citizenship legal framework ⓘ |
| purpose | to tighten criteria for acquisition of Indian citizenship by birth ⓘ |
| regulates |
acquisition of Indian citizenship by birth
ⓘ
conditions for Indian nationality ⓘ |
| shortName |
Citizenship Amendment Act 1986
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linked to:
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986
|
| subjectOf | debate on citizenship by birth in India ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | amendment to primary legislation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986 Description of subject: The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986 is an Indian law that tightened the criteria for acquiring citizenship by birth, introducing more restrictive conditions than those previously in place.
Referenced by (3)
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