Section 97. Prosecutions under sections 86 to 96 both inclusive shall not be instituted except as follows, namely:

97. Prosecutions under sections 86 to 96 both inclusive shall not be instituted except as follows, namely:— (a) prosecutions under sections 86 to 92, both inclusive, by the Emigration Agent, or by the Protector of Emigrants, or by an officer appointed for the purpose by the Local Government; (b) prosecutions under section 93, by or with the sanction of a Magistrate or Registering Officer or of the Protector of Emigrants at the port of embarkation; (c) prosecutions under section 94, by the Emigration Agent with the sanction of the Protector; (d) prosecutions under sections 95 and 96, by the Protector of Emigrants or by an officer appointed for the purpose by the Local Government.