REGISTERED No. D-(D)-72 The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 32] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18,1978/SRAVANA 27, 1900 Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the l8th August, 1978/Sravana 27, 1900 (Saka) The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 18th August, 1978, and is hereby published for general information : — THE PASSPORTS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1978 No. 31 OF 1978 [18th August, 1978.] An Act to amend the Passports Act, 1967. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows: —
1. This Act may be called the Passports (Amendment) Act, 1978.
2. In section 5 of the Passports Act, 1967 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act),—
(a) for sub-section (1), the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely:— '(1) An application for the issue of a passport under this Act for visiting such foreign country or countries (not being a named foreign country) as may be specified in the application may be made to the passport authority and shall be accompanied by a fee of rupees fifty.
Explanation—In this section, "named foreign country" means such foreign country as the Central Government may, by rules made under this Act, specify in this behalf. 15 of 1967. Short title. Amendment of section
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13. (1A) An application for the issue of—
(i) a passport under this Act for visiting a named foreign country; or
(ii) a travel document under this Act, for visiting such foreign country or countries (including a named foreign country) as may be specified in the application or for an endorsement on the passport or travel document referred to in this Section, may be made to the passport authority and shall be accompanied by such fee (if any) not exceeding rupees fifty, as may be prescribed. (IB) Every application under this section shall be in such form and contain such particulars as may be prescribed.';
(b) in sub-section (2)^ in the opening paragraph, after the words "an application", the words "under this section" shall be inserted.
3. Iflb.&e*&c-n 13 pf £he principal Act, in sub-section (2), for the words and figures "section 61 6£ ttie Cod*1 of Criminal Procedure, 1898", the words and figures "section 57 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1053" stoOl/be ^bafifrited.
4. In section 14 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), for the words and figures "Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898", the words and "figures "Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973" shall be substituted.
5. In section 23 of the principal Act,—
(a) the words and figures "the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947" shall be omitted;
(b) after the words, brackets and figures "the Foreigners Law (Application and Amendment) Act, 1962", the words and figures "the Foreign^ Exchange Regulation Act, 1973" shall be inserted.
6. In section 24 of the principal Act,—
(a) in sub-section (2),—•
(i) after clause (e), the following clause shall be Inserted, namely: — "(ee) specifying the foreign country for the purposes of the Explanation to sub-section (7) of section 5;'';
(ii) in clause (f), for the words "issue or renewal of a passport", the words, brackets, figures and letter "issue or renewal of a passport for visiting a foreign country referred to in subsection (1A) of section 5" shall be substituted;
(b) in sub-section (3), for the words "in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following", the words "In two or 5 of 1898. 2 of 1974. Amendment of section
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23. Amendment of section 24, 5 of 1898. 2 of 1974. 7 of 1947. 42 of 1962. 46 of 1973. SEC. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 3 9 i more successive sessions and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid" shall be substituted.
7. Where any application for the issue or renewal of a passport is made to the passport authority on or after the date of introduction of the Passports (Amendment) Bill, 1978 in Parliament but before the date on which the Bill as passed by the Houses of Parliament receives the assent of the President, the applicant shall be required as from the commencement of this Act to pay in respect of such application the difference between the fee payable under section 5 of the principal Act, as amended by this Act and the amount already paid by him towards fee under the said section as it stood immediately before such amendment. Transitional provi - sion. S. HARIHARA IYER, Secy, to the Govr. o/ India. t PRINTED Bt THE GENERAL MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PnESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DKLHI, 1978