The Indian Emigration Act 1871, 7 of 1871, (Rep., Act 21 of 1883)

Section 61. Wheuever the Governor Genera .1 in Council or the Local Governmellt has reason to belie\-e thai. in

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

61. Wheuever the Governor Genera .1 in Council or the Local Governmellt has reason to belie\-e thai. in any placc to which emigration is lanif~ 11, the p l a ~ u e or other infectious disease clangerous to human life has broken out, Power to prohibit emigration. or tllat proper measures have not been taken for tile kl.otectio~~ ul' eruigl,rtllts ilunledit~tely upun tl~eir arrival in such place or cluring their residence therein, or for their safe returin to India, or to provide a return-passage to India for any such emigrants at or about the time at which they are entitled to such return-passage, . the Governor General in Council or the Local Government may, by notification published in the Guxette of Incliu or the local Gazette (as the case n1aj7 be), cl ec1 a,re that einig~.at,ioii fro111 Rrit,ish India or from the territories subject to the Local Governmellt (as the case may be) to such place shall cease and be prohibited from a certain day to be specifiecl in the uotification. Any notification issued Iny t,he Govc~iior General in Couucil under this section may be cancelled by notification in the Guxette of Iadiu. An$notification issuecl by the Local Governnlent under this section may be cancelled by order of the Gover60r General in Council or by the Local Governnient. Power `to` 62. The Governor General in Counc =il 1naj7, from increase fees, time to time, by notification in the Gnz ette qj' Azdia, increase in any plucc beyond Hri.tis11 India to nrliicll ellligynt.ion is not a~~tliorizcd unclcr tliis Act, slioll IIC\ dcclllCd to 'l~ave col~~i~~itted the offence specified ill sectioll three liundrccl and sixty-tliree of the Incliall Yellal And ml~oevcr lrnowingly enables or assists any Native of Inclia to emigrate to ally such place, or aids in or abets tlic eniigratlolz of any Native of India to any such placc, shall be dee.med to have abettecl tlie comniissiorz of that offence.

Source: India Code