(1) This Act may be called the Emigration Act, 1983.
(2) It extends to the whole of India and applies also to citizens of India outside India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date 1 as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of that provision.
(2) It extends to the whole of India and applies also to citizens of India outside India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date 1 as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of that provision.
Source footnotes
1 30th December, 1983, vide notification No. S.O. 940(E), dated 30th December, 1983, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3 (ii).आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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Section 2 · Definitions.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.Section 9 · Registering authority.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 22 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.