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The Passports Act, 1967

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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.

Act number
15 of 1967
Ministry
Ministry of External Affairs
Enacted
24 Jun 1967

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29 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and extent.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Passport or travel document for departure from India.
  4. Section 4Classes of passports and travel documents.
  5. Section 5Applications for passports, travel documents, etc, and orders thereon.
  6. Section 6Refusal of passports, travel documents, etc.
  7. Section 7Duration of passports travel documents.
  8. Section 8Extension of period of Passport.
  9. Section 9Conditions and forms of passports and travel documents.
  10. Section 10Variation, impounding and revocation of passports and travel documents.
  11. Section 10ASuspension of passports or travel documents in certain cases.
  12. Section 10BValidation of intimations.
  13. Section 11Appeals.
  14. Section 12Offences and penalties.
  15. Section 13Power to arrest.
  16. Section 14Power of search and seizure.
  17. Section 15Previous sanction of Central Government necessary.
  18. Section 16Protection of action taken in good faith.
  19. Section 17Passports and travel documents to be property of Central Government.
  20. Section 18[Omitted].
  21. Section 19Passports and travel documents to be invalid for travel to certain countries.
  22. Section 20Issue of passports and travel documents to persons who are not citizens of India.
  23. Section 21Power to delegate.
  24. Section 22Power to exempt.
  25. Section 23Act to be in addition to certain enactments.
  26. Section 24Power to make rules.
  27. Section 25Change of short title of Act 34 of 1920.
  28. Section 26Omitted.
  29. Section 27Repeal and saving.