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Emigration Act, 1983 Section 3

Title: Protectors of Emigrants

State: Central

Year: 1983

(1) The Central Government may, by notification, appoint a Protector General of Emigrants and as many Protectors of Emigrants, as it deems fit, for the purposes of this Act. (2) The Central Government may, by general or special order, define the area to which the authority of a Protector of Emigrants so appointed shall extend and, where two or more Protectors of Emigrants are appointed for the same area, also provide, by such order, for the distribution and allocation of the work to be performed under this Act in relation to such area. (3) The Protectors of Emigrants shall perform the functions assigned to them by or under this Act under the general superintendence and control of the Protector General of Emigrants. (4) The Protector General of Emigrants may, in addition to the special functions assigned to him by or under this Act, perform all or any of the functions assigned to any Protector of Emigrants.

Emigration Act, 1983 Section 4

Title: General Duties of Protectors of Emigrants

State: Central

Year: 1983

Subject to the other provisions of this Act, every Protector of Emigrants shall, in addition to the special duties assigned to him by or under this Act-- (a) protect and aid with his advice all intending emigrants and 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, to such extent and in such manner as may be prescribed-- (i) any emigrant conveyance, or (ii) any other conveyance if he has reason to believe that any intending emigrants or emigrants are proceedings from, or returning to, India to or from a place outside India by such other conveyance; (d) inquire into the treatment received by emigrants during their voyage or journey to, and during the period of their residence in the country to which they emigrated and also during the return voyage or journey to India and report thereon to the Protector General of Emigrants or such other authority as may be prescribed; (e) aid and advise, so far as he reasonably can, emigrants who have returned to India.

The East Punjab Police (Protector of Railways) Act, 1947 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1947

THE EAST PUNJAB POLICE (PROTECTOR OF RAILWAYS) ACT, 1947 THE EAST PUNJAB POLICE (PROTECTOR OF RAILWAYS) ACT, 1947 [Act 12 Of 1947] [13th December, 1947] PREAMBLE An Act to provide enhanced punishments for certain derelictions of duty by members of the police force. It is hereby enacted as follows .-- Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the East Punjab Police (Protection of Railways) Act, 1947. (2) It extends to the whole of the 1State of 2[Punjab]. (3) It shall come into force at once. 1. Substituted for the words "Province" by the Adaptation of Laws Order. 1950. 2. Substituted for the words "East Punjab" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. Section 2 - Enhanced punishments for derelictions of duty by police in certain circumstances It shall be an offence punishable under this Act for any member of a police force whose duty for the time being is to protect from acts of violence any passenger or goods upon any railway (as defined in the Indian Railways Act, 1890), to fail in the proper performance of that duty and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any law or order for the time being.....

Emigration Act, 1983 Section 5

Title: Power to Authorise Persons to Exercise Functions of a Protector

State: Central

Year: 1983

The Central Government may, if satisfied that it is necessary so to do in the interest of emigrants or intending emigrants, authorise any person to perform all or any of the functions of a Protector of Emigrants under this Act.

Emigration Act, 1983 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1983

.....imprisonment for not less than six months; (e) that the certificate has been issued or renewed on misrepresentation or suppression of any material fact; (f) that the holder of the certificate has violated any of the terms and conditions of the certificate; (g) that in the opinion of the Central Government it is necessary in the interests of friendly relations of India with any foreign country or in the interests of the general public to cancel the certificate. (2) Where the registering authority, for reasons to be recorded in writing, is satisfied that pending the consideration of the question of cancelling any certificate on any of the grounds mentioned in sub-section (1) it is necessary so to do, the registering authority may, by order in writing, suspend the operation of the certificate for such period not exceeding thirty days as may be specified in the order and require the holder of the certificate to show cause, within fifteen days from the date of receipt of such order, as to why the suspension of the certificate should not be extended till the determination of the question as to whether the registration should be cancelled. (3) A court convicting a holder of a.....

Indian Emigration Act, 1922 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1922

.....commission of such offence, or when any conveyance is liable to confiscation under this Act and not in the possession of any person cannot be satisfactorily accounted for, the case shall be enquired into and determined by such officer as may be authorised by the Central Government in this behalf, who may on seizure thereof, order such confiscation Provided that no such order of confiscation shall be made until the ex- piration of thirty days from the date of the seizure of the conveyance in- tended to be confiscated or without hearing the persons, if any, claiming any right thereto, and evidence, if any, which they produce in support of their case.] SECTION 28: SANCTION TO PROSECUTIONS No prosecution shall be instituted for any offence under this Chapter except with the sanction of a Protector of Emi- grants or of a person appointed undersection 5-and empowered in this be- half, or, where there is no Protector or person so appointed and empower- ed, of the District Magistrate: Provided that no sanction shall be required when an offence has been committed in respect of an emigrant or an intended emigrant and the com- plaint is filed by such emigrant, or intended emigrant or,.....

Emigration Act, 1983 Chapter II

Title: Emigration Authorities

State: Central

Year: 1983

.....the interest of emigrants or intending emigrants, authorise any person to perform all or any of the functions of a Protector of Emigrants under this Act. Section 6 - Emigration check-posts (1) Where the Central Government considers that, with a view to preventing or checking the contravention of the provisions of this Act, it is necessary so to do, it may, by notification, set up such number of emigration check-posts at such places as may be specified. (2) The Central Government may, by general or special order made in this behalf, appoint an officer of the Central Government or of a State Government to be an officer in charge of an emigration check-post set up under subsection (1). (3) An officer in charge of an emigration check-post shall be subject to the general control and supervision of the Protector of Emigrants within the local limits of whose jurisdiction that emigration check-post is situated. Section 7 - Other emigration officers and staff The Central Government may appoint such other officers and employees (hereinafter referred to as the emigration officers and emigration employees), as it may think fit, to assist the Protector General of Emigrants and the.....

Emigration Act, 1983 Chapter VIII

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1983

.....that in the interests of the general public, emigration of any class or category of persons, having regard to their age, sex or other relevant factors, to any country should be prohibited, it may, by notification, prohibit the emigration to such country of such class or category of persons as may be specified in the notification. (2) A notification issued under sub-section (1) shall have effect for such period not exceeding six months as may be specified in the notification: Provided that if the Central Government has reason to believe that any of the grounds mentioned in sub-section (1) continues to exist, it may, from time to time, by notification, prohibit emigration of such class or category of persons to that country for such further period, not exceeding six months on each occasion, as may be specified in the notification. Section 33 - Provision as to security (1) Any security or other financial provision which may be required to be made under this Act shall be reasonable having regard to the purpose for which such security or other financial provision is required to be made. (2) The prescribed authority may, after giving notice in the prescribed manner to a.....

Emigration Act, 1983 Section 37

Title: Authorities and Officers to Have Certain Powers of Civil Court

State: Central

Year: 1983

.....any public record or copy thereof from any court or office; (d) receiving evidence on affidavits; and (e) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents. (2) Every proceeding before the Protector General of Emigrants, or the registering authority or the competent authority or a Protector of Emigrants shall be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) and the Protector General of Emigrants, the registering authority, the competent authority, and every Protector of Emigrants shall be deemed to be a civil court for the purposes of section 195 and Chapter XXVI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).

Emigration Act, 1983 Chapter IV

Title: Permits for Recruitment by Employers

State: Central

Year: 1983

.....period of validity of the permit by such further period or periods, not exceeding three months at a time. Section 19 - Registration of certain permits Any permit obtained from a person authorised under sub-section (2) of section 15 shall not be valid unless a certified copy thereof is filed in the prescribed manner with the Protector General of Emigrants. Section 20 - Cancellation or suspension of a permit The provisions of section 14 relating to cancellation and suspension of a certificate referred to therein shall, subject to such modifications as may be necessary (including modifications for construing the references in that section to registering authority as references to competent authority under this Chapter), apply for the cancellation or suspension of a permit. Section 21 - Power to exempt The Central Government may, if satisfied that it is necessary or expedient so to do in the public interest, by notification and subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the notification, exempt any class or classes of employers from the requirement of obtaining a permit under this Chapter.