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The Indian Emigration Act, 1883, 21 of 1883, (Rep., Act 17 of 1908)

66 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. XI — .
  3. 1If any master lands any emigrant in any Master landcountry other than the country for which he has $
  4. VII — .
  5. 2(1) A depbt established under the last foregoing section shall not be used for the reception and l
  6. XI — .
  7. 5If
  8. I — .
  9. 6In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context,
  10. 8(1) Emigration shall not be lawful except to Countries to the countries specified in the first sched
  11. 10(1) Whenever
  12. 11Whenever the Governor General in Council
  13. 12(1) The Local Government may, with the
  14. 13The publication of a notification under any
  15. IV — .
  16. 17Eveq Protector of Emig~ants, i n addition
  17. 18(I) The Local Government may,. from time
  18. 19Every Emigration Agent, and all persons in
  19. 20Protector of Emigrants to license recruiters,
  20. 24If any Magistrate, having countersigned a
  21. 26Recruiter to be supplied with statement of terms of agreement he is authorized to offer. 27. Accommodation to be provided by recruiters
  22. 27(1) Every recruiter shall provide sufficient and proper accommodation in a suitable place for such i
  23. 28The Local ~overiment may, f ~ o m time to
  24. VI — .
  25. 29Execution of agreements
  26. IV — .
  27. 30Eve~y recruiter who desires to engage any Appearance person to emigrate shall appear before a Regist
  28. 31_
  29. 34Wlien.ever the Registering Officer or Protect
  30. VI — .
  31. 35Execution and attestation of agreement
  32. IV — .
  33. 36Every a,greement to emigratc shall contain a
  34. 37When the agreement bas been executed
  35. 39Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indian Contract Act, 18'72, it shall be lawful for I
  36. 40Any person entering into an agreement to emigrate, and being the parent or guardian of a child under
  37. VII — .
  38. 41DepSte to be established at ports of embarkation
  39. 42(1) A depbt established under the last foregoing section shall not be used for the reception and l
  40. 44The Medical Inspector sliall report to the Pro- Report by Mcdionl tector of irnigrtlul,~
  41. VIII — .
  42. 47(1) Every emigrant must, after he has been registered under this Act, be conveyed with all coilven
  43. 49(1) The copy of the agreement received by Examination the recruiter from the Registering Officer o
  44. 50_
  45. 53(1) On failure of the Emigration Agent for
  46. IX — .
  47. 54It shall not be lawful to receive any emigrant
  48. 55(I) Wllen the master or owner of any vessel App!htion dcaires to obtain a license to carry emigrants in his
  49. 56(1) The Protector of Emigrants shall cause the vessel to be surveyed by a competent person at the co
  50. 58Every emigrant-vessel must contain within
  51. 59There must be o.n board every emigrant-vessel
  52. 60Every emigrant-vessel must, at the time of
  53. 61The Protector of Emigrants and the Medical
  54. X — .
  55. 64(1) An emigrant-vessel shall not sail from any An emigrant-vessel shall not sail from any port in British India
  56. 66(1) When any emigrants are about to embark List of,
  57. VII — .
  58. 68Section 68
  59. X — .
  60. 69(I) The Medical Inspector shall be present at the embarkation of all emigrants, and shall exanline e
  61. 71Before any emigrant-vessel clears out of any Certificates port, the master of the vessel shall obtai
  62. 73For each emigrant who embarks on board an
  63. VII — .
  64. 74Duty of master to see to observance of Act and rules on board his vessel
  65. 78Power of surgeon of emigrant-vessel leaving Calcutta to require sick emigrants to be sent to hospita
  66. X — .
  67. 79(I)
  68. XI — .
  69. 80Powe~ for Governor General in Council to make rules
  70. 82Unlawful recruiting
  71. 84(I) Whoever, by means of intoxication, coercion or fraud, causes or induces, or attempts to cause or
  72. 85Whoever, without lawful authosity, issues any written order to the Police to assist himself or any o
  73. 86If any master of a vessel
  74. 87If any master licensed under this Act fraudu
  75. 89If any master receives on board his vessel any
  76. 90I f any master, having cleared his vessel, takes
  77. 91Master landing emigrant at other than specified country
  78. 92If
  79. 95If
  80. 99The Loud Guveruruent may, from time to time, appoint any person, by name or by virtue of
  81. XIII — .
  82. 101Power for Governor General in Council to determine probable lengths of voyages for purposes of Act
  83. 103Application of Act to emigration from British ports to Freuch and Dutch colonies
  84. 104Application of Act to proceedings in British India connected with emigration from French ports in India to French colonies
  85. 105Prohibition of departure by land of a Native of India under an agreement to labour for hire in some country beyond the sea