Indian Emigration Act 1842
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The Indian Emigration Act 1842 was a British colonial law that established early legal controls and protections over the overseas recruitment and transport of Indian indentured laborers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian Emigration Act 1842 canonical | 1 |
| Indian Emigration Act 1864 | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century legislation
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British colonial statute ⓘ emigration law ⓘ |
| affectedPopulation |
contracted indentured workers
ⓘ
rural Indian labourers ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
controlling abuses in recruitment of Indian labourers
ⓘ
standardising procedures for overseas emigration of Indians ⓘ |
| appliesDuring | British colonial period in India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Indian indentured labourers
ⓘ
overseas recruitment of Indian labour ⓘ sea transport of Indian labourers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonial administration in India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
plantation labour systems in overseas colonies ⓘ |
| category |
British India Acts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian emigration legislation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enactedBy | British Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
documentation and contracts for Indian emigrant labourers
ⓘ
licensing and conduct of emigration agents ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early phase of Indian indentured labour system ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent reforms in Indian emigration law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| legalStatus | historical statute ⓘ |
| legalSystem | British colonial law ⓘ |
| partOf | legal framework governing Indian indentured emigration ⓘ |
| precedes | later Indian Emigration Acts of the late 19th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide early legal controls over Indian emigration
ⓘ
to provide limited protections for Indian indentured labourers ⓘ to regulate overseas recruitment of Indian indentured labourers ⓘ to regulate transport of Indian labourers by sea ⓘ |
| regulates |
conditions of transport for Indian emigrant labourers
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emigration of Indian subjects to overseas colonies ⓘ recruitment practices of labour agents ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
colonial labour regulation
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indentured labour ⓘ overseas migration ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1840s ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Indian Emigration Act 1864