Foreigners Act 1857, 33 of 1857, (Rep., Act 8 of 1868)

Section V. No Poi-eigner shall travel in or pass through any part of the NO Foreigiler to traTerritories in the

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

V. No Poi-eigner shall travel in or pass through any part of the NO Foreigiler to traTerritories in the possession and under the governmellt vel in India withoul a license. of the East India Company without a license. `%TI.` Licenses under this Act may be granted by the Secretary to the License by whom to Government of India in the Foreign Department ; or by be granted. the Chief $ecretary -to the Qove-cnmerits of Fort St. George and Bombay respectively ; or by the Chief Gornlnissioner of the Punjab, the Chief Commissioner of Ouile, or the Conl~nissioners of Mysore, Coorg, Nagpore, Bcinde, Pegu, and the Tenasserim and BXartaban Provinces respectisrely ; or by such other OfI?cers as shall be specially authorized so to do by the Governor General of India in Council, or by the Executive Govern-, xuent of any Presidency or place, or by any sf the Chief Comn~issioners or ~omrnissioners aforesafd. . ,

Source: India Code