The Passports Act, 1967
Central Act · Act 15 of 196728 provisions20 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | 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. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 15 of 1967 |
| Year | 1967 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of External Affairs |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 28 |
| Subjects | transport |
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- 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.3 citing judgments
- Section 5 Applications for passports, travel documents, etc, and orders thereon.2 citing judgments
- Section 6 Refusal of passports, travel documents, etc.3 citing judgments
- Section 7 Duration of passports travel documents.1 citing judgment
- 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.4 citing judgments
- Section 10A Suspension of passports or travel documents in certain cases.
- Section 10B Validation of intimations.
- Section 11 Appeals.1 citing judgment
- Section 12 Offences and penalties.4 citing judgments
- 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.2 citing judgments
- 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 27 Repeal and saving.
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