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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Emigration Act, 1983 Section 15

Competent Authority

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Emigration Act, 1983 Section 15 is part of Emigration Act, 1983 - Competent Authority. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) The Central Government may, by notification, appoint the Protector General of Emigrants or any other officer of that Government of a rank higher than that of a Protector of Emigrants to be the authority (hereinafter referred to as the competent authority) for issuing permits under this Chapter.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Central Government may, by notification, authorise any person who is employed under that Government in any country or place outside India to exercise the powers of the competent authority, and issue permits under this Chapter to employers who are not citizens of India for the purpose of recruiting any citizen of India for employment in such country or place and a person so authorised shall endorse a duly certified copy of every permit issued by him under this Chapter to the Protector General of Emigrants.

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What does Emigration Act, 1983 Section 15 provide?

Section Section 15 of the Emigration Act, 1983 (Competent Authority) is reproduced on this page as part of the Emigration Act, 1983. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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