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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Emigration Act, 1922 Section 4

GENERAL DUTIES OF PROTECTOR Every Protector of Emigrants; in-addition to the special duties assigned to him by or under

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Indian Emigration Act, 1922 Section 4 is part of Indian Emigration Act, 1922 - GENERAL DUTIES OF PROTECTOR Every Protector of Emigrants; in-addition to the special duties assigned to him by or under. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

a) protect and aid with his advice all emigrants;

(b) cause, so far as he can, all the provisions of this Act and of the rules made thereunder to be complied with;

(c) inspect, at the time of arrival, to such extent and in such manner as the 13 [Central Government] may prescribe, vessels or aircraft] bringing return emigrants to the port 14 [or airport] for which he is Protector:

(d) inquire into the treatment received by return emigrants both during the period of their residence in the country to which they emigrated, and also during the return voyage, 15 [or journey] and report thereon to the 16 [Central Government]

(e) aid and advise return emigrants so far as he reasonably can and (f) on being satisfied that any person intending to depart by sea or by air] out of 13 [India], comes within one of the classes expressly excluded from the definition of emigrant inspection 2- , furnish such person with a certificate to the effect that such person is not an emigrant for the purpose of this Act. OBJECTS AND REASONS Clause(F)"- '"For the protection from an- themselves will not be conclusive proof that noyance at the time of leaving India of the such persons belong to the class to which two classes of persons excluded from the they claim to belong. But we think that definition of emigrant, we have provided the grant of the certificates will afford a that the Protector of Emigrants shall, on fair measure of protection and that the pro- application, Issue certificates staling that vision Is desirable in view of the powers of the Act does not apply to those persons. It arrest with which the Police are necessary- will not be obligatory on such persons to ly invested.""S.C.R. obtain these certificates, and the certificates.

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What does Indian Emigration Act, 1922 Section 4 provide?

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