Section 2: Definitions.

The Passports Act, 1967Central Act · Act 15 of 1967

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--

(a) "departure", with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means departure from India by water, land or air;

(b) "passport" means a passport issued or deemed to have been issued under this Act;

(c) "passport authority" means an officer or authority empowered under rules made under this Act to issue passports or travel documents and includes the Central Government;

(d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(e) "travel document" means a travel document issued or deemed to have been issued under this Act.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Passports Act, 1967
Section	2
Marginal note	Definitions.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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