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The Emigration Act
`1983
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to emigration of citizens of India.
List of Chapters & Sections
PRELIMINARY
EMIGRATION AUTHORITIES
REGISTRATION OF RECRUITING AGENTS
PERMITS FOR RECRUITMENT BY EMPLOYERS
EMIGRATION CLEARANCE
APPEALS
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
MISCELLANEOUS
PRELIMINARY
1
Short title, extent, application and commencement
2
Definitions
EMIGRATION AUTHORITIES
3
Protectors of Emigrants
4
General duties of Protectors of Emigrants
5
Power to authorise persons to exercise functions of a Protector
6
Emigration check-posts
7
Other emigration officers and staff
8
Emigration officers to be public servants
REGISTRATION OF RECRUITING AGENTS
9
Registering authority
10
No person to function as recruiting agent without a valid certificate
11
Application for registration
12
Terms and conditions of registration
13
Renewal of registration
14
Cancellation, suspension, etc., of a certificate
PERMITS FOR RECRUITMENT BY EMPLOYERS
15
Competent authority
16
Recruitment by employers to be through recruiting agent or under permit
17
Procedure for obtaining permits
18
Period of validity of permit
19
Registration of certain permits
20
Cancellation or suspension of a permit
21
Power to exempt
EMIGRATION CLEARANCE
22
Requirement, etc., as to emigration clearance
APPEALS
23
Appeals
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
24
Offences and penalties
25
Offences by companies
26
Offences to be cognizable
27
Previous sanction of Central Government necessary
28
Punishment to be without prejudice to any other action
MISCELLANEOUS
29
Determination of question as to whether a person is an emigrant
30
Power to prohibit emigration to any country in the interests of the general public, etc
31
Power to prohibit emigration due to outbreak of epidemics, civil disturbances, etc., in a country
32
Power to prohibit emigration of any class or category of persons
33
Provisions as to security
34
Refund of security
35
Power to search, seize and detain persons, conveyance, etc
36
Returns and registers
37
Authorities and officers to have certain powers of civil court
38
Power to give directions
39
Effect of other laws
40
Delegation
41
Power to exempt
42
Act not to apply to certain emigrants
43
Power to make rules
44
Notifications and rules to be laid before Parliament
45
Repeal of Act 7 of 1922