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95. If any person causes, or ,if any master knowingly permits, any emigrant to embark contrar provisions of section sixty-three, he shall be with fine which may extend to two hundr for each emigrant so embarked,
96. (1) Prosecutions under sections ei ninety-five (both inclusive) shall not be except as follows, namely :-
(a) Prosecutions under sections eighty `-six` to ninety-two, both inclusive, by tho Emigration A gent, or by the Protector of Emigrants, or by an officer appointed for the purpose by the Local Government.
(6) Prosecutions under section ninety-three, by or with the sanction of a Magistrate or Registering Officer or of the Protector of Emigrants at the poi. of embarkation.
- (c) Prosecutions under section ninety-four, by the Emigration Agent with the sanction of the Protector.
(d) Prosecutions under section ninety-five, by the Protector of Emigrants or by an officer appointed for the purpose by the Local Government.
97. The following shall be good defences to Defenceto charges under section ninety-three and ninety-four, respectively, namely :-
97. The following shall be good defences to Defenceto charges under section ninety-three and ninety-four, g~:z$
- (a) to a charge under section ninety-three, that the accused person or other emigrants accompanying him has or have been ill-treated, deceived or defrauded by the recruiter or any person under his oonlrul ;
(b) `to` a charge under section ninety-four, thut tho emigrant has suffered any ill-treatment or neglect in the dep6t or on the journey thither.
98. All the powers for tho time being conferred by power for law on officers of sea-customs with regard to the :~,"cp:;
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seaychillg and detention of vessels, or otherwise for the prevention of smuggling on board thereof, may be exercised by those officers for the prevention of offences against this Act.
search and detain for pnrposes of Act.
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Source: India Code