law: Emigration Act, 1983
  4. General duties of Protectors of Emigrants.-
  
  
  Subject to the other provisions of this Act,
  
  every Protector of Emigrants shall, in addition to the special duties assigned
  
  to him by or under this Act - Protect and aid with his advice all intending emigrants
  
  and emigrants cause, so far as he can, all the provisions of this Act and of
  
  the rules made thereunder to be complied with, inspect, to such extent and in
  
  such manner as may be prescribed - Any emigrant conveyance, or any other
  
  conveyance if he has reason to believe that any intending emigrants or
  
  emigrants are proceedings from, or returning to, India to or from a place
  
  outside India by such other conveyance, inquire into the treatment received by
  
  emigrants during their voyage or journey to, and during the period of their
  
  residence in the country to which they emigrate and also during the return
  
  voyage or journey to India and report thereon to the Protector General of
  
  Emigrants or such other authority as may be prescribed, aid and advise, so far
  
  as reasonably can, emigrants who have returned to India