Section 8. (1) Emigration shall not be lawful except to Countries to the countries specified in the first sched

8. (1) Emigration shall not be lawful except to Countries to the countries specified in the first schedule hereto :,"::",::: annexed, and to such other countries as the Governor lawful. General in Council, from time to time, by notification in the Gazette of Tndia, declares to be countries to which emigration is lawful. (2) Every notification under this section must contain a declaration that the Governor General in Council * . ' I 226 ~migratiolz. (Chu9ter 11.-Ports fieom which, u ~ d which, Emigratiofi is lawful-9,) `[ACT XXE,` Countries to Council has been duly certified that the Government of the count~y to mrllich the notification refers has made such laws and other provisions as the Governor General in Council thinks sufficient for the protection of emigrants to that country during their residence thercin. Power for 9. ( I ) Whenever the Governor General in Coun- General in cil has reason to believe that any of the grounds, here- Councfl to inaftor mentioned, for prohibiting emigration to any prohibit emi- country to which emigration is lawful, exists, he may, grat~on to ally COULLLTY. by not,ifion;tion in tho Gcc~cttc ox India, dcolaro that emigration to that country shall cease to be lawful from a day specified in the notification; and from that ddsy emigration to that country shall accordingly cease to be lawful. (3) The grounds referred to in mb-section (1) of this section are- (a) that the plague or any other epidemic disease dangerous to human life has broken out in the country ; (8) that the mortality among emigrants in the country is excessive ; (c) that proper measures have not been taken for the protection of emigrants immediately on their arrival in the country or during their residence therein ; (d) that the agreements made with emigrants, `as` such, before their departure from india are not duly enforced hy I,llr? Government of the country; and (e) that t,he Governor General in Council, having, either directly or through the Secretary of State for Tndis in Council, addressed the Government of the oountry with a view to obtain informa,t,ion regarding the condition or treatment of emigrants therein, has not within a reasonable time received the information asked for.