Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
- OF ENICRANTS.
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26. From what ports emigration lawful.
- OF ENICRANTS.
.VI.--REGISTRATION
27.[Naticcs engaging to emigrate to appear before Mngis- ] trate.
Exailliilatioll and registration.
28.[Copy of registration to ][he ][sent to Emigration Agent ] and Protcctxr.
29. Krgistration of cinigrallts recruited in presidency towns.
30. Copy of registrat,ioii by Protector to be forwarded to Agent.
26. Emigration shali not be lawful excent from From what -' the port of Calcutta, the port of Madras or tGe port F'O;$!Yof Bombay.
VI. -REGISTRATION OF EMIGRANTS.
27. Every Native of India, who in any place other Natives enthan the Towns of Calcutta, Nadras or Bombay, g a ~ i n g t o to enters into any engagement with a Recxiter to emi- Recxiter to emigrate, sliall, before leaviqg the ,District within which the engagement was entered into, aipear with the Recruiter before '=%-*>,rqK s 3lae;istrate, and no Recruiter shall *" Nagistrate. ' remove such emigrant-from the said District until lle has so appeared.
enters into any engagement with a Recxiter to emi- Recxiter to emi- ~ ~ ~ , " ~ e f o r e
Upon so appearing, the Nagisirate shall exanline Egarnination the intending emig~ant with reference to his engage- and regist'" ment; and if it appears that he understancls the tion. nature of the engagement he has entered into, and that he is willing to fulfil the same, the Magis. trate shall register in a book to be kept for the purpose, in such form as the Local Government prcscribes,
(a) name, name of the father, and the age, of such emigrant,
(b) the '
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(b) thc name of tlie village or place of ~~rhich such emigrant is a resident-,
(c) the Emigration dep6t to which it is illtelldBd he shall proceed, and
(cl) the rate of wages and peridd of service, if any, agreed upon between tlie emigrant and the Recruiter. If the Alagistrate thinks that the intending emigrant does not understand the nature of the engagement, or has been induced to enter into the engagement hy fraud or misrepresentation, he shall refuse to register his name.
A copy of every registration under this section, written on substa~ltinl paper which sllall not require a stamp, shall be furnished by tlie Magistrate to the emigrant registered.
Source: India Code