The Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920 — Bare Act, All Sections & Free PDF
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Overview
An Act to take power to require passports of persons entering India.
Sections (Showing 1 to 7 of 7)
Section 1 to Section 6 (7 Sections)
Short title and extent.
(1) This Act may be called 1 [The Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920.] (2) It shall extend to 2 [the whole of India], 3 ***.
Definitions.
In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, "entry" means entry by water, land or air; "passport" means a passport for the time being in force issued...
Power to make rules.
(1) The Central Government may make rules 1 requiring that persons entering 2 [India] shall be in possession of passports, and for all matters ancillary or incidental to that purpo...
Punishment for subsequent offences.
1 [ 3A.Punishment for subsequent offences .—Whoever having been convicted of an offence under any rule or order made under this Act is again convicted of an offence under this Act ...
Power of arrest.
(1) Any officer of police, not below the rank of a sub-inspector, and any officer of the Customs Department empowered by a general or special order of the 1 [Central Government] in...
Power of removal.
The 1 [Central Government] may, by general or special order, direct the removal of any person from 2 [India] who, in contravention of any rule made under section 3 prohibiting entr...
[Omitted.].
1 [ Application of Act to Part B States ].— Omitted by the Part B States (Laws) Act , 1951 (3 of 1951), 1951), s . 3 and Schedule .
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