Act Info:
Preamble1 - EMIGRATION ACT, 1983
Chapter I Section1 - Short title, extent, application and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter II Section3 - Protectors of Emigrants
Section4 - General duties of Protectors of Emigrants
Section5 - Power to authorise persons to exercise functions of a Protector
Section6 - Emigration check-posts
Section7 - Other emigration officers and staff
Section8 - Emigration officers to be public servants
Chapter III Section9 - Registering authority
Section10 - No person to function as recruiting agent without a valid certificate
Section11 - Application for registration
Section12 - Terms and conditions of registration
Section13 - Renewal of registration
Section14 - Cancellation, suspension, etc., of a certificate
Chapter IV Section15 - Competent authority
Section16 - Recruitment by employers to be through recruiting agent or under permit
Section17 - Procedure for obtaining permits
Section18 - Period of validity of permit
Section19 - Registration of certain permits
Section20 - Cancellation or suspension of a permit
Section21 - Power to exempt
Chapter V Section22 - Requirement, etc., as to emigration clearance
Chapter VI Section23 - Appeals
Chapter VII Section24 - Offences and penalties
Section25 - Offences by companies
Section26 - Offences to be cognizable
Section27 - Previous sanction of Central Government necessary
Section28 - Punishment to be without prejudice to any other action
Chapter VIII Section29 - Determination of question as to Determination of question as to whether a person is an emigrant
Section30 - Power to prohibit emigration to any country in interests of the general public, etc.
Section31 - Power to prohibit emigration due to outbreak of epidemics, civil disturbances, etc., in a country
Section32 - Power to prohibit emigration of any class or category of persons
Section33 - Provision as to security
Section34 - Refund of security
Section35 - Power to search, seize and detain persons, conveyance, etc.
Section36 - Returns and registers
Section37 - Authorities and officers to have certain powers of civil court
Section38 - Power to give directions
Section39 - Effect of other laws
Section40 - Delegation
Section41 - Power to exempt
Section42 - Act not to apply to certain emigrants
Section43 - Power to make rules
Section44 - Notifications and rules to be laid before Parliament
Section45 - Repeal of Act 7 of 1922