{"id":1946,"date":"2009-06-26T00:29:47","date_gmt":"2009-06-25T18:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/laws\/?p=1946"},"modified":"2009-08-12T21:34:53","modified_gmt":"2009-08-12T16:34:53","slug":"the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874","title":{"rendered":"THE FOREIGN RECRUITING ACT, 1874"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Act to control recruiting in 1*[India] for the service of Foreign<br \/>\nStates.<\/p>\n<p>Preamble.<\/p>\n<p>WHEREAS it is expedient that the Central Government should exercise full control over recruiting in 1*[India] for the service of<br \/>\nForeign States; It is hereby enacted as follows:&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>1. Short title.- This Act may be called the Foreign Recruiting<br \/>\nAct, 1874.Local extent.<\/p>\n<p>It extends to the whole of India 2***.<\/p>\n<p>3* * * * *<\/p>\n<p>2. &#8220;Foreign State&#8221; defined.- In this Act&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Foreign State&#8221; includes any person or persons exercising or assuming to exercise the powers of Government in or over any country, colony, province or people beyond the limits of 4*[India].<\/p>\n<p>3. Power to prohibit or permit recruiting.- If any person is, within the limits of 1*[India], obtaining or attempting to obtain recruits for the service of any Foreign State in any capacity, the<br \/>\nCentral Government may, by order in writing 5***, either prohibit such person from so doing, or permit him to do so subject to any conditions which the Central Government thinks fit to impose.<\/p>\n<p>4. Power to impose conditions.- The Central Government may from time to time, by general order notified in the Official Gazette, either prohibit recruiting for the service of any Foreign State, or impose upon such recruiting any conditions which it thinks fit.<\/p>\n<p>5. Power to rescind or vary orders.- The Central Government may rescind or vary any order made under this Act in such manner as it thinks fit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n1. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and Sch., for &#8220;Part A States and<br \/>\nPart C States.&#8221;<br \/>\n2. The words &#8220;except Part B States&#8221; omitted by s. 3 and Sch., ibid.<br \/>\n3. The commencement cl. rep. by Act 12 of 1876, s. 1 and Sch.<br \/>\n4. Subs. by the A. O. 1950 for &#8220;the Provinces&#8221;.<br \/>\n5. The words &#8220;signed by a Secretary to the G. of I.&#8221; omitted by the<br \/>\nA. O. 1937.2.6.Offences.<\/p>\n<p>6. Offences.- Whoever, in violation of the prohibition of the<br \/>\nCentral Government, or of any condition subject to which permission to recruit may have been accorded,&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>(a) induces or attempts to induce any person to accept or agree to accept or to proceed to any place with a view to obtaining any commission or employment in the service of any Foreign State, or<\/p>\n<p>(b) knowingly aids in the engagement of any person so induced, by forwarding or conveying him or by advancing money or in any other way whatever,<\/p>\n<p>shall be liable to imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or to fine to such amount as the Court thinks fit, or to both.<\/p>\n<p>7. Place of trial.- Any offence against this Act may be inquired into and tried, as well in any district in which the person accused may be found, as in any district in which it might be enquired into and tried under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 1*<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n1. See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898).<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year : 1962<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Act <\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>THE FOREIGN RECRUITING ACT, 1874.ACT NO. 4 OF 1874.[24th February, 1874.]<\/p>\n<p>An Act to control recruiting in 1*[India] for the service of Foreign<br \/>\nStates.<\/p>\n<p>Preamble.<\/p>\n<p>WHEREAS it is expedient that the Central Government should exercise full control over recruiting in 1*[India] for the service of<br \/>\nForeign States; It is hereby enacted as follows:&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>1.Short title.<\/p>\n<p>1. Short title.- This Act may be called the Foreign Recruiting<br \/>\nAct, 1874.Local extent.<\/p>\n<p>It extends to the whole of India 2***.<\/p>\n<p>3* * * * *<\/p>\n<p>2.&#8221;Foreign State&#8221; defined.<\/p>\n<p>2. &#8220;Foreign State&#8221; defined.- In this Act&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Foreign State&#8221; includes any person or persons exercising or assuming to exercise the powers of Government in or over any country, colony, province or people beyond the limits of 4*[India].<\/p>\n<p>3.Power to prohibit or permit recruiting.<\/p>\n<p>3. Power to prohibit or permit recruiting.- If any person is, within the limits of 1*[India], obtaining or attempting to obtain recruits for the service of any Foreign State in any capacity, the<br \/>\nCentral Government may, by order in writing 5***, either prohibit such person from so doing, or permit him to do so subject to any conditions which the Central Government thinks fit to impose.<\/p>\n<p>4.Power to impose conditions.<\/p>\n<p>4. Power to impose conditions.- The Central Government may from time to time, by general order notified in the Official Gazette, either prohibit recruiting for the service of any Foreign State, or impose upon such recruiting any conditions which it thinks fit.<\/p>\n<p>5.Power to rescind or vary orders.<\/p>\n<p>5. Power to rescind or vary orders.- The Central Government may rescind or vary any order made under this Act in such manner as it thinks fit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n1. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and Sch., for &#8220;Part A States and<br \/>\nPart C States.&#8221;<br \/>\n2. The words &#8220;except Part B States&#8221; omitted by s. 3 and Sch., ibid.<br \/>\n3. The commencement cl. rep. by Act 12 of 1876, s. 1 and Sch.<br \/>\n4. Subs. by the A. O. 1950 for &#8220;the Provinces&#8221;.<br \/>\n5. The words &#8220;signed by a Secretary to the G. of I.&#8221; omitted by the<br \/>\nA. O. 1937.2.6.Offences.<\/p>\n<p>6. Offences.- Whoever, in violation of the prohibition of the<br \/>\nCentral Government, or of any condition subject to which permission to recruit may have been accorded,&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>(a) induces or attempts to induce any person to accept or agree to accept or to proceed to any place with a view to obtaining any commission or employment in the service of any Foreign State, or<\/p>\n<p>(b) knowingly aids in the engagement of any person so induced, by forwarding or conveying him or by advancing money or in any other way whatever,<\/p>\n<p>shall be liable to imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or to fine to such amount as the Court thinks fit, or to both.<\/p>\n<p>7.Place of trial.<\/p>\n<p>7. Place of trial.- Any offence against this Act may be inquired into and tried, as well in any district in which the person accused may be found, as in any district in which it might be enquired into and tried under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 1*<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n1. See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898).<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year : 1962<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Act <\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>THE FOREIGN RECRUITING ACT, 1874.ACT NO. 4 OF 1874.[24th February, 1874.]<\/p>\n<p>An Act to control recruiting in 1*[India] for the service of Foreign<br \/>\nStates.<\/p>\n<p>Preamble.<\/p>\n<p>WHEREAS it is expedient that the Central Government should exercise full control over recruiting in 1*[India] for the service of<br \/>\nForeign States; It is hereby enacted as follows:&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>1.Short title.<\/p>\n<p>1. Short title.- This Act may be called the Foreign Recruiting<br \/>\nAct, 1874.Local extent.<\/p>\n<p>It extends to the whole of India 2***.<\/p>\n<p>3* * * * *<\/p>\n<p>2.&#8221;Foreign State&#8221; defined.<\/p>\n<p>2. &#8220;Foreign State&#8221; defined.- In this Act&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Foreign State&#8221; includes any person or persons exercising or assuming to exercise the powers of Government in or over any country, colony, province or people beyond the limits of 4*[India].<\/p>\n<p>3.Power to prohibit or permit recruiting.<\/p>\n<p>3. Power to prohibit or permit recruiting.- If any person is, within the limits of 1*[India], obtaining or attempting to obtain recruits for the service of any Foreign State in any capacity, the<br \/>\nCentral Government may, by order in writing 5***, either prohibit such person from so doing, or permit him to do so subject to any conditions which the Central Government thinks fit to impose.<\/p>\n<p>4.Power to impose conditions.<\/p>\n<p>4. Power to impose conditions.- The Central Government may from time to time, by general order notified in the Official Gazette, either prohibit recruiting for the service of any Foreign State, or impose upon such recruiting any conditions which it thinks fit.<\/p>\n<p>5.Power to rescind or vary orders.<\/p>\n<p>5. Power to rescind or vary orders.- The Central Government may rescind or vary any order made under this Act in such manner as it thinks fit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n1. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and Sch., for &#8220;Part A States and<br \/>\nPart C States.&#8221;<br \/>\n2. The words &#8220;except Part B States&#8221; omitted by s. 3 and Sch., ibid.<br \/>\n3. The commencement cl. rep. by Act 12 of 1876, s. 1 and Sch.<br \/>\n4. Subs. by the A. O. 1950 for &#8220;the Provinces&#8221;.<br \/>\n5. The words &#8220;signed by a Secretary to the G. of I.&#8221; omitted by the<br \/>\nA. O. 1937.2.6.Offences.<\/p>\n<p>6. Offences.- Whoever, in violation of the prohibition of the<br \/>\nCentral Government, or of any condition subject to which permission to recruit may have been accorded,&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>(a) induces or attempts to induce any person to accept or agree to accept or to proceed to any place with a view to obtaining any commission or employment in the service of any Foreign State, or<\/p>\n<p>(b) knowingly aids in the engagement of any person so induced, by forwarding or conveying him or by advancing money or in any other way whatever,<\/p>\n<p>shall be liable to imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or to fine to such amount as the Court thinks fit, or to both.<\/p>\n<p>7.Place of trial.<\/p>\n<p>7. Place of trial.- Any offence against this Act may be inquired into and tried, as well in any district in which the person accused may be found, as in any district in which it might be enquired into and tried under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 1*<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n1. See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898).<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year : 1962<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Act <\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>THE FOREIGN RECRUITING ACT, 1874.ACT NO. 4 OF 1874.[24th February, 1874.]<\/p>\n<p>An Act to control recruiting in 1*[India] for the service of Foreign<br \/>\nStates.<\/p>\n<p>Preamble.<\/p>\n<p>WHEREAS it is expedient that the Central Government should exercise full control over recruiting in 1*[India] for the service of<br \/>\nForeign States; It is hereby enacted as follows:&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>1.Short title.<\/p>\n<p>1. Short title.- This Act may be called the Foreign Recruiting<br \/>\nAct, 1874.Local extent.<\/p>\n<p>It extends to the whole of India 2***.<\/p>\n<p>3* * * * *<\/p>\n<p>2.&#8221;Foreign State&#8221; defined.<\/p>\n<p>2. &#8220;Foreign State&#8221; defined.- In this Act&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Foreign State&#8221; includes any person or persons exercising or assuming to exercise the powers of Government in or over any country, colony, province or people beyond the limits of 4*[India].<\/p>\n<p>3.Power to prohibit or permit recruiting.<\/p>\n<p>3. Power to prohibit or permit recruiting.- If any person is, within the limits of 1*[India], obtaining or attempting to obtain recruits for the service of any Foreign State in any capacity, the<br \/>\nCentral Government may, by order in writing 5***, either prohibit such person from so doing, or permit him to do so subject to any conditions which the Central Government thinks fit to impose.<\/p>\n<p>4.Power to impose conditions.<\/p>\n<p>4. Power to impose conditions.- The Central Government may from time to time, by general order notified in the Official Gazette, either prohibit recruiting for the service of any Foreign State, or impose upon such recruiting any conditions which it thinks fit.<\/p>\n<p>5.Power to rescind or vary orders.<\/p>\n<p>5. Power to rescind or vary orders.- The Central Government may rescind or vary any order made under this Act in such manner as it thinks fit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n1. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and Sch., for &#8220;Part A States and<br \/>\nPart C States.&#8221;<br \/>\n2. The words &#8220;except Part B States&#8221; omitted by s. 3 and Sch., ibid.<br \/>\n3. The commencement cl. rep. by Act 12 of 1876, s. 1 and Sch.<br \/>\n4. Subs. by the A. O. 1950 for &#8220;the Provinces&#8221;.<br \/>\n5. The words &#8220;signed by a Secretary to the G. of I.&#8221; omitted by the<br \/>\nA. O. 1937.2.6.Offences.<\/p>\n<p>6. Offences.- Whoever, in violation of the prohibition of the<br \/>\nCentral Government, or of any condition subject to which permission to recruit may have been accorded,&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>(a) induces or attempts to induce any person to accept or agree to accept or to proceed to any place with a view to obtaining any commission or employment in the service of any Foreign State, or<\/p>\n<p>(b) knowingly aids in the engagement of any person so induced, by forwarding or conveying him or by advancing money or in any other way whatever,<\/p>\n<p>shall be liable to imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or to fine to such amount as the Court thinks fit, or to both.<\/p>\n<p>7.Place of trial.<\/p>\n<p>7. Place of trial.- Any offence against this Act may be inquired into and tried, as well in any district in which the person accused may be found, as in any district in which it might be enquired into and tried under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 1*<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n1. See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Act to control recruiting in 1*[India] for the service of Foreign States. Preamble. WHEREAS it is expedient that the Central Government should exercise full control over recruiting in 1*[India] for the service of Foreign States; It is hereby enacted as follows:&#8211; 1. Short title.- This Act may be called the Foreign Recruiting Act, 1874.Local [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[118,117,116,120,121,119],"class_list":["post-1946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-immigration-law","tag-bare-acts","tag-law","tag-legal","tag-notifications","tag-of-india","tag-rules"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>THE FOREIGN RECRUITING ACT, 1874 - Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An Act to control recruiting in 1* for the service of Foreign States. Preamble. WHEREAS it is expedient that the Central Government should exercise full\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"THE FOREIGN RECRUITING ACT, 1874 - Legal India\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An Act to control recruiting in 1* for the service of Foreign States. Preamble. WHEREAS it is expedient that the Central Government should exercise full\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Free Bare Acts &amp; Rules of India | Legal India\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LegalindiaCom\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-06-25T18:59:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2009-08-12T16:34:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/legal-india-icon.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Legal India Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Legal India Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"10 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Legal India Admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0bfdffe9059fb8bb24a86d094609c5ea\"},\"headline\":\"THE FOREIGN RECRUITING ACT, 1874\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-06-25T18:59:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-08-12T16:34:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874\"},\"wordCount\":2009,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Bare Acts\",\"Law\",\"Legal\",\"Notifications\",\"of India\",\"Rules\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Immigration Law\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874\",\"name\":\"THE FOREIGN RECRUITING ACT, 1874 - Legal India\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2009-06-25T18:59:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2009-08-12T16:34:53+00:00\",\"description\":\"An Act to control recruiting in 1* for the service of Foreign States. Preamble. WHEREAS it is expedient that the Central Government should exercise full\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"THE FOREIGN RECRUITING ACT, 1874\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/\",\"name\":\"Free Bare Acts & Rules of India | Legal India\",\"description\":\"Access the complete, updated text of Bare Acts, Rules, and Legislation from India. A free, searchable database for lawyers, law students, and legal professionals.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Bare Acts & Rules for Lawyers, Law Firms & Law Students\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Free Bare Acts & Rules of India | Legal India\",\"alternateName\":\"Bare Acts & Rules for Lawyers, Law Firms & Law Students\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/cropped-Bare-Acts-Laws.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/cropped-Bare-Acts-Laws.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":250,\"caption\":\"Free Bare Acts & Rules of India | Legal India\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/LegalindiaCom\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/legal_india\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0bfdffe9059fb8bb24a86d094609c5ea\",\"name\":\"Legal India Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Legal India Admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/legaliadmin\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/acts\\\/author\\\/legal-india-admin\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"THE FOREIGN RECRUITING ACT, 1874 - Legal India","description":"An Act to control recruiting in 1* for the service of Foreign States. Preamble. WHEREAS it is expedient that the Central Government should exercise full","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"THE FOREIGN RECRUITING ACT, 1874 - Legal India","og_description":"An Act to control recruiting in 1* for the service of Foreign States. Preamble. WHEREAS it is expedient that the Central Government should exercise full","og_url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874","og_site_name":"Free Bare Acts &amp; Rules of India | Legal India","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LegalindiaCom\/","article_published_time":"2009-06-25T18:59:47+00:00","article_modified_time":"2009-08-12T16:34:53+00:00","og_image":[{"width":512,"height":512,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/legal-india-icon.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Legal India Admin","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Legal India Admin","Est. reading time":"10 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874"},"author":{"name":"Legal India Admin","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/#\/schema\/person\/0bfdffe9059fb8bb24a86d094609c5ea"},"headline":"THE FOREIGN RECRUITING ACT, 1874","datePublished":"2009-06-25T18:59:47+00:00","dateModified":"2009-08-12T16:34:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874"},"wordCount":2009,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/#organization"},"keywords":["Bare Acts","Law","Legal","Notifications","of India","Rules"],"articleSection":["Immigration Law"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874","url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874","name":"THE FOREIGN RECRUITING ACT, 1874 - Legal India","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/#website"},"datePublished":"2009-06-25T18:59:47+00:00","dateModified":"2009-08-12T16:34:53+00:00","description":"An Act to control recruiting in 1* for the service of Foreign States. Preamble. WHEREAS it is expedient that the Central Government should exercise full","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/the-foreign-recruiting-act-1874#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"THE FOREIGN RECRUITING ACT, 1874"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/","name":"Free Bare Acts & Rules of India | Legal India","description":"Access the complete, updated text of Bare Acts, Rules, and Legislation from India. A free, searchable database for lawyers, law students, and legal professionals.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Bare Acts & Rules for Lawyers, Law Firms & Law Students","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/#organization","name":"Free Bare Acts & Rules of India | Legal India","alternateName":"Bare Acts & Rules for Lawyers, Law Firms & Law Students","url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/cropped-Bare-Acts-Laws.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/cropped-Bare-Acts-Laws.jpg","width":1000,"height":250,"caption":"Free Bare Acts & Rules of India | Legal India"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LegalindiaCom\/","https:\/\/x.com\/legal_india"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/#\/schema\/person\/0bfdffe9059fb8bb24a86d094609c5ea","name":"Legal India Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Legal India Admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.legalindia.com","https:\/\/x.com\/legaliadmin"],"url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/author\/legal-india-admin"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbUA8j-vo","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1946\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/acts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}