Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
I. Every Foreigner shall, on his arrival in any part of the TerriEyerTPoreignertoreport tories in tlne possession and under the government h ~ s arrival iil India of the East India Company from any Port or place not within the said Territories, or froni any Port or place not subject to the provisions of this Act, forthwith report himself to the Cornmissioner of Police, if he shall arrive at any of the Presidency Towns ; or, if he shall arrive at any other place, to the Magistrate or to such other Officer as shall be appointed to receive such reports by the Governor General in Council, or (in places within their respective jurisdictions) by the Executive Government of any Presidency or place, or by the Chief Comrnissioner of the pubjab, the Chief Commissioner of Oode, or the Gornmissioners of Mysore, Coorg, Nagpore, Scinde,' Pegu, and the Tenasserirn and Martaban Provinces respectively. Provided that nothing contained in this x,e,, a Forei ,,,,, Section shall extend to any Foreigner being the bvssel or e ing th e mploymastr e d there- of a Master or Commander of a ship or vessel, or employed in. therein.
11.[The report shall be in writing ][; ][and shall be signed by the person ] What to be stated in[reporting himself; and shall specify his name or names, ] the rel~ort. tba nation to which he 6elongs, the place from which ha shall have Gowe, the place or places of his destination, the object of his parsuit, and the date of his arrival in the said Territories : and the report shall be recorded bjf the Officer to whom it is made.
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.ACT No. XXXIIf OF 1857-
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l~loyeiltl~ereiil, to report cemsecl to be employed in a, ship or vessel, he shall forththemse!ves when they s:casebo beso elIIP~oyed.[with r e p c ~ t himself in mavlaer arcbresaid. ]
`18.` I f any Foreigner shill neglect to report himself as required Forei~ners negleding by this Act, he 1 1 1 % ~ be dealt, witla in the manner ! o repork thern;elves Lo be dedL wiWi in like ferein&ftzr provided in respect of Foreigners traxreliing lllanner as Foreigilei s travellil,g wlLllout a[mllhout ][a ][license. ] licensz.
Source: India Code