law: Emigration Act, 1983
  32. Power to prohibit emigration of any class
  
  or category of persons.-
  (1) Where the Central Government considers
  
  that in the interest 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.
  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 e 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.