Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
42. Provisions, fuel and water.
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SECTIONS.
- Proviso.
- $4. Powers of Agcnts. 65. Operations of' recruitment. 66. Protector ol' Emigrants. 67. Corltracts o l service, with certain exceptions, to be made in India.
- Effect of contract.
- 68. Matters to be provided for in contract. 69. Power to extend Act to French Colonies not expressly named.
70. Vessel to carry European Surgeon and Interpreter.
- XII1.-PEXBLTIES.
- For making unlawful contract of labour. Por recruiting without being licensed. For Recruiter failing to take engaged labourers before Magistrate or Protector.
- For fraudulently inducing labourer to contract. For not supplying proper food. For not taking emigrant to depdt. For forwarding emigrants, or allowing them to go, without being duly registered. .
- For false representation of Government authority, For receiving clnigrallts in unlicensed vessel. For clearing ship without complying with rules. For taking on boarcl after clearancc, crnigrants llot entered in list.
- Foi* fraudulent acts whereby certificate becomes inapplicable to vessel.
- For proceeding to sea without steam. Customs officers may search and detain for purposes of this Act.
- Prosecutions under this Act where and how instituted. Mode of recovering fines.
XIV.-&IISCELLANEOUS.
83. Probable length of voyages to places mentioned in section 23.
42. (1). There shall be actually laclai and on board of every vcssel carrying emigrants, at the time of the departure of such vessel from the port at ~vhich they embark,
Provisions, '""I a"d
`(a)` good and wholesome prosisiolis for tlie use and consuinption of the said cmigraiits (over ai~cl above the victualling of the Captain, officcrs aacl crew, and of the cabin and other passengers, if any) in such quantity and of such description- and quality as may be presc~ibed by any rule framed by the Governor General in Council under section fifty-six,
(6) fuel for cooking such provisions, a11d
(c) a supply of water, to the amount of seven gallons for every week of tlie probable length of tlie voyage for every emigrant on l~oard such vessel. Such ~vater sliall be carried in tanks to bc approved - - by t,hc Prot,cctor of Emigrants.
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(2). Every
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`(2).`[Evcry sucli vessel shall, at the time of clcpal.- ][S q c o n , ] med~cines turc aforesaid, have act~~allp on loon.~rl ancl shall carry wiCh lier a propcrly rji.laliGeil Europeau or Native Surgeon, mid such ineclicii~es and other stores in such ~ u m t , i t,y and of sucli qx~ality as riisy be prescribed by rules made under section fifty-six.
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(3). When any sessel is destined to call at a port S u ~ p l v of or plocc in t,lle course of lier voyage for the purpose of filling up her tanks, a supply of water at the atintermerate llereinbefore mentioned, for eveyy wccls of tlle probable lengtlz of the voyage to such port or place, shall be deemed to be a cornpliallce ~vith this section.
or plocc in t,lle course of lier voyage for the purpose ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ l l i u g
rate llereinbefore mentioned, for eveyy wccls of ( l i " t e ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .
The probable leiigth of the voyage to such port or place shall be determiner1 Don1 time to time by llte Protector of Emigrants, subject to. the approval of the Local Government.
the Local Government. mandy's apparatus, or other apparatus appmved (4). (4). ?Vhen any such vessel is fitted with Nor- by by z<\z-d supply in in
mandy's apparatus, or other apparatus appmved (4). (4). ?Vhen any such vessel is fitted with Nor- by by supply in in t,lze Protectgr of Emigrants, for clistilling sea-nrgter, ling apl,araand with proper and sufficient means for working the tus. same, a reduction shall be allonred of one-third in the quantity of water required under this section.
(5). [T4e ][Protector of En~igrailts and tlle Medical ][Protector ] Iuspector of[and ] Inspector of Emigrsuts shall see personally that all Eluigrallts tlle pruvisions of this section are complied tvitli. , to eusurc eusurc
Iuspector of Eluigrallts to eusurc eusurc compliance with above provisious.
43.[Before ally vessel carrying ][.emigrants ][clears ][Supply of ] out foY any place westward of the Cape of Good y:iy 'lothEope, bet.x~een the first clay of March and the fifteenth day of September, the Yrotector of Emigrants shall persoi~ally see that every cmigrant is supplied with at least one extra duuble blanket, and that the same is placed with his other clothing or hggage.
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Every emigrant shall be allowed to make use of such double blanket so long as the vesscl is outside of the tropics.
. Certificates froni P~otect.,. .f E,,;grailt* alld from Ei11igl.a~~OJ.II tio;l ilgcn~.
Source: India Code