Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
256 E~jzigratiort. ( Chapter _XII
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256 E~jzigratiort. ( Chapter XII.-fofeqelzces-92-94.)
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92. If any master of a sailing-vessel leaving tlie port of Calcutta with emigrants on board-
`(a)` does not leave Garden Reach with his vessel within the time prescribed in section seventy-six, or
- (b) without reasonable excuse, causes or allows his vessel to go below Garden Reach without being in tow of such a steamer as is referred to in section seventy-seven,
he shall be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.
93. (I) If any emigrant deserts before arrival at depbt, or refuses without reasonable cause to proceed to the depbt, he shall be punished with fine which may extend to twenty rupees, or to the cost incurred in entering into an agreement with, registering and conveying him to the depbt, whichever is greater, and, in default of payment of the fine, with imprisonment which may extend to one month.
`(2)` Any fine levied under this section may, in the discretion of the convicting Magistrate, be paid to the Emigration Agent or recruiter by whom the cost was incurred.
94, (1) If any emigrant-
`(a)` deserts from the dep6t, or
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`(6)` without reasonable cause, refuses or neglects to embark when called upon to do so by the Emigration Agent,
he shall be punished with imprisonn7ent for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to fifty rupees? or to double the amount of the cost incurred in enterlng into an agreement with, registering and conveying him to the depbt, and maintaining him therein, or with both.
`(2)` Any fine levied under this section may, in the discretion of the convicting Magistrate, be paid to the Emigration Agent or recruiter by whom tlie cost was incurred.
Source: India Code