The Emigration Act, 1983 – All Sections

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to emigration of citizens of India.

The Emigration Act, 1983 has 45 sections in 8 chapters. Each link below opens the official text of that section. Official PDF on India Code.

The Emigration Act, 1983 PDF

All sections of the Emigration Act, 1983

Chapter I: PRELIMINARY

• Section 1 – Short title, extent, application and commencement
• Section 2 – Definitions

Chapter II: EMIGRATION AUTHORITIES

• Section 3 – Protectors of Emigrants
• Section 4 – General duties of Protectors of Emigrants
• Section 5 – Power to authorise persons to exercise functions of a Protector
• Section 6 – Emigration check-posts
• Section 7 – Other emigration officers and staff
• Section 8 – Emigration officers to be public servants

Chapter III: REGISTRATION OF RECRUITING AGENTS

• Section 9 – Registering authority
• Section 10 – No person to function as recruiting agent without a valid certificate
• Section 11 – Application for registration
• Section 12 – Terms and conditions of registration
• Section 13 – Renewal of registration
• Section 14 – Cancellation, suspension, etc., of a certificate

Chapter IV: PERMITS FOR RECRUITMENT BY EMPLOYERS

• Section 15 – Competent authority
• Section 16 – Recruitment by employers to be through recruiting agent or under permit
• Section 17 – Procedure for obtaining permits
• Section 18 – Period of validity of permit
• Section 19 – Registration of certain permits
• Section 20 – Cancellation or suspension of a permit
• Section 21 – Power to exempt

Chapter V: EMIGRATION CLEARANCE

• Section 22 – Requirement, etc., as to emigration clearance

Chapter VI: APPEALS

• Section 23 – Appeals

Chapter VII: OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

• Section 24 – Offences and penalties
• Section 25 – Offences by companies
• Section 26 – Offences to be cognizable
• Section 27 – Previous sanction of Central Government necessary
• Section 28 – Punishment to be without prejudice to any other action

Chapter VIII: MISCELLANEOUS

• Section 29 – Determination of question as to whether a person is an emigrant
• Section 30 – Power to prohibit emigration to any country in the interests of the general public, etc
• Section 31 – Power to prohibit emigration due to outbreak of epidemics, civil disturbances, etc., in a country
• Section 32 – Power to prohibit emigration of any class or category of persons
• Section 33 – Provisions as to security
• Section 34 – Refund of security
• Section 35 – Power to search, seize and detain persons, conveyance, etc
• Section 36 – Returns and registers
• Section 37 – Authorities and officers to have certain powers of civil court
• Section 38 – Power to give directions
• Section 39 – Effect of other laws
• Section 40 – Delegation
• Section 41 – Power to exempt
• Section 42 – Act not to apply to certain emigrants
• Section 43 – Power to make rules
• Section 44 – Notifications and rules to be laid before Parliament
• Section 45 – Repeal of Act 7 of 1922 (omitted/repealed)