Section 1
Short title, extent, application and commencement.
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to emigration of citizens of India.
(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.
Notes
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).