State : Central
Year : 1874
FOREIGN RECRUITING ACT, 1874 FOREIGN RECRUITING ACT, 1874 4 of 1874 STATEMENT OF OBJECTION AND REASONS "In the present state of the law, as appears from a legal opinion lately submitted to the government of India, there is nothing to prevent our Indian territories being made a recruiting ground for Foreign States on the Continent of India or elsewhere. It seems that the agents of such States may beat up for recruits in a way to expose the Government to serious embarrassment with foreign nations if they do not interfere, and with their own subjects if they do. It is only when the recruiting is tor the service of any Foreign State at war with any Foreign Stale at pence with Her Majesty that the provisions of the English Foreign enlistment Act (33 and 34 Vic., Cap. 90) apply,..... List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Foreign Recruitment Act, 1874
State : Central
Year : 1874
Preamble1 - FOREIGN RECRUITMENT ACT, 1874 Section1 - Short title Section2 - Foreign State defined Section3 - Power to prohibit or permit recruiting Section4 - Power to impose conditions Section5 - Power to rescind or vary orders Section6 - Offences Section7 - Place of trial List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Foreign Recruitment Act, 1874
State : Central
Year : 1874
THE FOREIGN RECRUITMENT ACT, 1874 [Act, No. 4 of 1874] [AS ON 1957] [24th February, 1874] PREAMBLE An Act to control recruiting in [Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s.3 and Sch. for Part A States and Part C States.] [India] for the service of Foreign States; WHEREAS it is expedient that the Central Government should exercise full control over recruiting in {Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s.3 and Sch., for "Part A States and Part C States."} [India] for the service of Foreign States; It is hereby enacted as follows:-- View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Power to Impose Conditions
State : Central
Year : 1874
The Central Government may from time to time, by general order notified in the Official Gazette, either prohibit recruiting for the service of any Foreign State, or impose upon such recruiting any conditions which it thinks fit. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Offences
State : Central
Year : 1874
Whoever, in violation of the prohibition of the Central Government, or of any condition subject to which permission to recruit may have been accorded,--- (a) induces or attempts to induce any person to accept or agree to accept or to proceed to any place with view to obtaining any commission or employment in the service of any Foreign State, or (b) knowingly aids in the engagement of any person so induced, by forwarding or conveying him or by advancing money or in any other way whatever, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or to fine to such amount as the Court thinks fit, or to both. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Power to Prohibit or Permit Recruiting
State : Central
Year : 1874
If any person is, within the limits of {Substituted by Act 3 of 1951, section 3 and Sch., for "Part A States and Part C States."} [India], obtaining or attempting to obtain recruits for the service of any Foreign State in any capacity, the Central Government may, by order in writing {The words "signed by a Secretary to the G. of I." omitted by the A.O.1937}, either prohibit such person from so doing, or permit him to do so subject to any conditions which the Central Government thinks fit to impose. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Short Title
State : Central
Year : 1874
This Act may be called the Foreign Recruiting Act, 1874. Local extent.- It extends to the whole of India [The words "except Part B States" omitted by section 3 and Sch., "Part A States and Part C States."] [The commencement clause Rep. by Act 12 of 1876, section 1 and Sch.] View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Foreign State Defined
State : Central
Year : 1874
In this Act-- "Foreign State" includes any person or persons exercising or assuming to exercise the powers of Government in or over any country, colony, province or people beyond the limits of {Substituted by the A.O. 1950 for "the Provinces".} [India]. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Power to Rescind or Vary Orders
State : Central
Year : 1874
The Central Government may rescind or vary any order made under this Act in such manner as it thinks fit. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Place of Trial
State : Central
Year : 1874
Any offence against this Act may be inquired into and tried, as well in any district in which the person accused may be found, as in any district in which it might be enquired into and tried under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure.{See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)}. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section