(1) This Ordinance may be called the Passports Ordinance,
1967.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. In this Ordinance, 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 under this Ordinance.
Explanation.—For the purposes of section 3, "passport" includes a passport which having been issued by or under the authority of the Government of a foreign country satisfies the conditions prescribed under the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920, in respect of the class of passports to which it belongs;
(c) "passport authority" mean.-: an officer or authority empowered under rules made under this Ordinance to issue passports or travel documents and includes the Central Government;
(d) "prescribed" moans prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance;
(e) "travel document1' means a certificate referred to in sub-section (2) of section 4.
Explcmatinn.- -For the purposes of section 3, "travel document" includes a certificate which being issued by or under the authority of the Government of a foreign country satisfies the conditions prescribed.
3. No person shall depart from, or attempt to depart from, India unless he holds in this behalf a passport or travel document.