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The Passports Act, 1967

An Act to provide for the issue of passports and travel documents, to regulate the departure from India of citizens of India and other persons and for matters incidental or ancillary thereto.

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Act Details

Act Number:

Act Year:

1967

Location:

Rajasthan

Enactment Date:

6/24/1967

Enforcement Date:

24-06-1967

Department:

Home Department

All Section List

Section 1 to Section 27

Section 1

Short title and extent.

Section 2

Definitions.

Section 3

Passport or travel document for departure from India.

Section 4

Classes of passports and travel documents.

Section 5

Applications for passports, travel documents, etc, and orders thereon.

Section 6

Refusal of passports, travel documents, etc.

Section 7

Duration of passports travel documents.

Section 8

Extension of period of Passport.

Section 9

Conditions and forms of passports and travel documents.

Section 10

Variation, impounding and revocation of passports and travel documents.

Section 10A

Suspension of passports or travel documents in certain cases.

Section 10B

Validation of intimations.

Section 11

Appeals.

Section 12

Offences and penalties.

Section 13

Power to arrest.

Section 14

Power of search and seizure.

Section 15

Previous sanction of Central Government necessary.

Section 16

Protection of action taken in good faith.

Section 17

Passports and travel documents to be property of Central Government.

Section 18

[Omitted].

Section 19

Passports and travel documents to be invalid for travel to certain countries.

Section 20

Issue of passports and travel documents to persons who are not citizens of India.

Section 21

Power to delegate.

Section 22

Power to exempt.

Section 23

Act to be in addition to certain enactments.

Section 24

Power to make rules.

Section 25

Change of short title of Act 34 of 1920.

Section 26

Omitted.

Section 27

Repeal and saving.