Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
28. Authentic copies of every such registration sllall be fortlzwith forwarded by the 4lagist~ate to the Emigration Agent st the dep6t to which the persell nani ed therein has been engaged to proceed, and to the Protector of Emigrants at the intended port of embarkation.
copy of registration to be seut to Emigration *gent and Protector.
Registration 29. Everv Native of India, who in the tovns recruited in Of entigraFs of Calcutta, kfadras or Bombay, enters into any presidency engagement wit11 a Recruiter to emigrate, shall, towns. within forty-eight hours of making such engagement, appear with the Recruiter before tlie Protector of a i g r a n t s in such town ; and no Recruiter shall memove such emigrant from t,hc said town, or to any Emigration depbt, until he has so appeared.
Upon his so appearing, the Protector of Emigrants shall examine the intending emigrant with reference to his engagement ; and if it appears that hc understa~lcls the naturc of the engagemen1 he has entered into, and that he is willing to fulfil tlie same, the Protector of Emigrants shall register in a book to be kept for the purpose, in such form as the Local Government prescribes,
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(a) the name, the name of the father, and the age, of such emigrant,
(6) the name of the village or place of ~rrhich sucli emigrant is 8: resident,
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(,%) Il~c: T31nigration dcpdt to nliiol~ it i - infcntlccl Jle shall procced, and
(11) the rate of wages aiicl period of scl*\-ice, i i' ang, agreed upon between tlic emigrant and t l l e Recruiter.
If tlle Proteotor of Bmigrants tlri11Iis Ilia t the iuteiicling emigrant does not ~~ndcrstaad the natu1.e of tlie engagement, or has been induced to enter into the engagerncnt by fraud or misrel~resci~ t at ion, he sliall refuse to register his name.
A copy of c\-erv registration u~lcler this section, written 011 substantial paper which sliall not require a stamp, sharll be furnislmcd l)y the YI-otector to t,llc emigrant registered.
the Protector to the COPY of of re:: " p ~ , " f ~ , " ~ ~ ~ !
`30.` An authentic copy of every such registxation COPY of of reslmnll be fortlmwith forwarded b j ~ the Protector to the " p ~ , " f ~ , " ~ ~ ~ ! Emigration Agent of the place for which the person be foyrrnrded named therein has been engaged. t,o Agent.
31. For the registration of every emigrant t:nder sectio~~ twenty-seven or section t~vcu ty -nin e, the Recruiter shall pay to the Magistrate or the Protector of Emigrants, as the case may be, a fee of one rupee and eight annas.
for registration.
On l?r&f of the desertion of any emigrant before ernl)arlratiou, the fee paid in respect of such emzigrant may be refunded by the Magistrate or tlie Protector to the Recruiter by nrborn it tvas paid, under such rules as are from time to time made iiz that behalf by thc Governor General in Comlcil.
VI1.-CONVEYANCE `OF` ERI~GRANTS TO DEPBTS.
Conve\-,~llcc 32. (1). Every emigrant recruited under the of oll,iglr,,t provisions of this Act shall be conveyed by land or to depat. depat. river with all convenient despatch to the dcpbt, at the port of embarkation, established by Ihe Emigration Agent of the place to nrhich sncll emigrant has contracted to emigrate. .
Conve\-,~llcc of oll,iglr,,t to depat. depat. . be accom[[Emigrants to ]] pmied by by Xecrult"-
(2). The registered emigrants engagecl l ~ y any be accom[[Emigrants to ]] Recruiter sl~all, while proceeding to a clepbt, be ac- pmied by by companied throughout the journey either hy t ; l ~ Xecrult"Itecraiter lliinself or by a co~llpeten 1, pc~bo11 :lppoil?tcd by hi111 n-it11 the approral of tlie >l:lgistra tc by ~ 7 1 1 0 1 1 1 . . t Ilc
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Kec~uitcr to provido suita,b1e food lodging.
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the enli(prani s 11 ave bee11 reg: sterecl. The Silagi.st,ratc ? sllall give to the l?erson sc. appointed a cert.ificat,c undcr his signature, stating ::hat Ile llas bee11 appoill*ed for the jouniey to t;hc del 6t.
(3). Every Recruiter by or throng1.1 whoni emigrants may be for\varclccl to a dep8t shall, t I \ ~ ~ o u g h o ~ t dep8t shall, t I \ ~ ~ o u g h o ~ t their journey, provide then? ivitli suitable lodging aiid food.
grants may be for\varclccl to a dep8t shall, t I \ ~ ~ o u g h o ~ t dep8t shall, t I \ ~ ~ o u g h o ~ t
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33.['L'hc ai-rival of each emigrant at a clepbt shall ]
state of health to emigrat::: to the place to which he has colitrrrcted to proceed.
The Xedicsl Inspector, il' satisfied of his fitlless, shall
give a ce~tificate t,hereof lo t.11e Xmigratiou A ~ e n t :
if satisfie6 of llis unfitness, he shall give a certificate tliereof to the Protector of Emigrants.
or if any i r r a ~ ~ ~ l a > ~ i t ~ y ha i ment of auy emlgralit,
ha i occurred in the recruit-
the Protector of Ernigrzlzts may order the Emigration Agent iu whose depbt such emigrant may be, forthwith to yay yay to him, tlic Protector of %~~.ligrants, s~xch rea.souable suiv as is ilecessary to enable the cmigraat to return to the 1;la;ce where he was regi~t~ercd, niid the Prptector may ta.!:e aaj7 steps he tllililss necessary for the conceyailcc of the emigrant, to sud1 place.
forthwith to yay yay to him, tlic Protector of %~~.ligrants,
cmigraat to return to the 1;la;ce where he was regi~t~ercd,
3 . 011 frti1u.r~ of tlle E~izigration Agent for
fpctoy for t l ~ c 1)ayrncllt of nny ~ ~ 1 ~ 1 1 SIIIII, tile Protcctol' kllay pay the same to 01% on l~clinlf oi tile cnligrnnt. 'E.i-c~~ suin so cIisbllrsc~(1 sllall 1)r. 1.cuoveral~le !)y tlie P r o t c c t ~ ~ , ~ritli six 1x1' cent. interest fro111 tltr+ date of dishiirsrm rn t), froill tlie Emjgration Agent on mihose defjult it is paid, as llionej paid to the usc of sucli Emigratioll Agent. KO Curtller pruuf sllall be reclt~irecl i)y :lny (-'n~lrt, in any S L I C ~ case tllan that thc Protector $arc t,lic Emigration Agent an order to pay such moncy, nlid that the Elnigi~~tion Agcilt for a space of t1.i-enty-i'oiir hours lnacle clefitult in con1111yillg tllexeu illl.
P1.o~-iclecl that every elxigrant 1~110, from his ~ ; t n t ~ , of health, is, in tlle ol)iniou of tllc Merlical Inslxctor, unfit, to uuclertake the J U L L I ' U U ~ l~;~ek Lo L11e place where llr, was regi~tc~1~c~r1, s11;1ll, in acldition to his being co~1veyccl bacli at the exl~ense of the Eiiiigratioil Agent, be entitled to continue in tlle dep6t and to bc fecl, clothed, lodged and attcnded to the]-c, by and at tlm expense of the Emigration Agent, until such time as tlio Protector othcr~visc orclcrs.
`37.` The Emigration -4gent, in the 1)resencc of the [I ) u ~ ~ ] or ~~ Protector of Emigrants and within forty-cight hours ratio^ after the arrival of each cnligraul a1 tlle depbt, shall[Ag,.cnt. ] ascertain by yersoual communicatio~ 11-it11 such emigrant ~v-llethe~ or iiot he has been properly fed and otherwise properly treated on his journey to the depbt.
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Tllc Emigratioll Agent sllnll also, in the presence of the Protector and within such time as aforesaid, examine tho copy of the registration furnished to the enlisraul u11 dar secliou lweuly-sev ell or section twenty-nine. If for any reason furtlm- enquiry 11e necessary, such enquiry shall be made forthwitll.
Uuless the Emigration Agent, with the consent of the Prcrtectur, reruses lo recognize or to be bound . . by the contract entered into by the Recruitor with tho emigrant, as shown by the copy of the registration produced by the cmi~mnt, s i ~ ( i h copy, if it be a copy furnished under sectlon tweuty-seven, shall be countersigned by both Ilie Elnigrtttion Sgent , ,and tlie Protector, and if it be a copy furnished under section tn-enf;y-niiw sliall be countersignecl l ~ y t;lle
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fimigrai:jon Agc:llt; alone. T'hc so c:ount~el'sig~iet~, ~ , r k ~ l k : ~ \j-llichevcr soctioLl it ni;l;y llttve been fui~rlished, shall be delivered back t'o the emigrant. Q
T l ~ e Protector shall SO, ill every case iiz ~~rllich it Seerlls to him proper proper to do soj institute a suit on bclialf do soj institute a suit on bclialf soj institute a suit on bclialf institute a suit on bclialf a suit on bclialf suit on bclialf of tIle emigrant against the En~igration Agent, for the recove17y of damages for tllc breach of contract committed by the Emigration Agent.
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Er1ii~ration Seerlls to him proper proper to do soj institute a suit on bclialf do soj institute a suit on bclialf soj institute a suit on bclialf institute a suit on bclialf a suit on bclialf suit on bclialf
I n every such suit, the coiit~act ent,cl-cd into by the Recruiter sha,ll be deemed to have been eiitprecl into by and to be binding on the Eniigration Agent.
Source: India Code