Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
62. (1) When any emigrants are about to embark on board any vessel, the Emigration Agent shall supply the master of the vessel with four copies of a list, specifying, as accurately as may be, the names, ages
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(Chapter X.—Embarkation and Departure.)
ages and occupations of the emigrants, and the names of their respective fathers.
(2) The master shall not receive any emigrant on board unless he is provided with a pass, signed by the Emigration Agent, and countersigned by the Protector, stating the name and age of the emigrant, the name of his father, and the country to which he has agreed to emigrate, and certifying that he is in a fit state of health to undertake the voyage to that country.
(3) Every emigrant shall on embarkation deliver the pass to the master.
(4) The master shall compare the emigrants who embark and the passes delivered by them with the list supplied by the Emigration Agent; and, if the list appears to be correct and to correspond with the passes delivered and with the emigrants embarked, the master shall sign the four copies of the list.
(5) The master shall not permit any emigrant to remain on board who has not delivered up his pass to the master or is not mentioned in the list.
Source: India Code