Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
CHAPTER IV.
PROTECTORS OF EMIGRANTS AND MEDICAL INSPECTORS.
12. (1) The Local Government may appoint a proper person to be the Protector of Emigrants for any port within the territories administered by it from which emigration is lawful.
(2) The Governor General in Council may define the area to which the authority of any Protector of Emigrants so appointed shall extend.
(3) Every Protector of Emigrants shall be a public servant within the meaning of the Indian Penal Code.
Source: India Code