PASSPORTS ACT 1967

THE PASSPORTS ACT, 1967

ACT No. 15 OF 1967

[As Amended by the Passport (Amendment) Act, 2002]

24thJune, 1967

An Act to provide for the issue of passports and travel documentsto regulate the departure from India of citizens of India and other persons andfor matter incidental or ancillary thereto

BE it enacted by Parliament inthe Eighteenth Year of the Republicof India as follows: –

1.Short title and extent: (1) This Act may be called thePassports Act, 1967.

(2) It extends to the whole of India and applies also to citizens of India who are outside India.

2.Definitions: In this Act, unless the contextotherwise requires, –

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

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

(c) "passportauthority" means an officer or authority empowered under rules made underthis Act to issue passports or travel documents and includes the CentralGovernment;

(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.

3.Passport or travel documentfor departure from India: No person shall depart from, orattempt to depart from Indiaunless he holds in this behalf a valid passport or travel document.

Explanation: For thepurposes of this section, –

(a) "passport"includes a passport which having been issued by or under the authority of theGovernment of a foreign country satisfies the conditions prescribed under thePassport (Entry into India)Act, 1920 (34 of 1920) , in respect of the class of passports to which itbelongs;

(b) "travel document"includes a travel document which having been issued by or under the authorityof the Government of a foreign country satisfies the conditions prescribed.

4.Classes of passports andtravel documents: (1) The following classes of passports may be issued under thisAct, namely: –

(a) ordinary passport;

(b) official passport;

(c) diplomatic passport.

(2) The following classes oftravel documents may be issued under this Act, namely:–

(a) emergency certificateauthorising a person to enter India;

(b) certificate of identity forthe purpose of establishing the identity of a person;

(c) such other certificate ordocument as may be prescribed.

(3) the Central Governmentshall, in consonance with the usage and practice followed by it in this behalf,prescribe the classes of persons to whom the classes of passports and traveldocuments referred to respectively in sub–section (1) and sub–section(2) may be issued under this Act.

5.Applications for passports,travel documents, etc., and orders thereon: ¹ [(1) Anapplication for the issue of a passport under this Act for visiting suchforeign country or countries (not being a named foreign country) as may bespecified in the application may be made to the passport authority and shall beaccompanied by ² [such fee as may be prescribed to meetthe expenses incurred on special security paper, printing, lamination and otherconnected miscellaneous services in issuing passports and other traveldocuments].

Explanation:In this section, "named foreign country" means such foreign countryas the Central Government may, by rules made under this Act, specify in thisbehalf.

(1A) Anapplication for the issue of –

(i) apassport under this Act for visiting a named foreign country; or

(ii) atravel document under this Act, for visiting such foreign country or countries(including a named foreign country) as may be specified in the application orfor an endorsement on the passport or travel document referred to in thissection,

may bemade to the passport authority and shall be accompanied by such fee (if any)not exceeding rupees fifty, as may be prescribed.

(1B)Every application under this section shall be in such form and contain suchparticulars as may be prescribed.]

(2) On receipt of anapplication, the passport authority, after making such inquiry, if any, as itmay consider necessary, shall, subject to the other provisions of this Act, byorder in writing, –

(a) issue the passport ortravel document with endorsement, or, as the case may be, make on the passportor travel document the endorsement, in respect of the foreign country orcountries specified in the application; or

(b) issue the passport ortravel document with endorsement, or, as the case may be, make on the passportor travel document the endorsement, in respect of one or more of the foreigncountries specified in the application and refuse to make an endorsement inrespect of the other country or countries; or

(c) refuse to issue thepassport or travel document or, as the case may be, refuse to make on thepassport or travel document any endorsement.

(3) Where the passportauthority makes an order under clause (b) or clause (c) of sub–section(2) on the application of any person, it shall record in writing a briefstatement of its reasons for making such order and furnish to that person ondemand a copy of the same unless in any case the passport authority is of theopinion that it will not be in the interests of the sovereignty and integrityof India, the security of India, friendly relations of India with any foreigncountry or in the interests of the general public to furnish such copy.

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1. Sub-Sections (1), (1A) and(1B) substituted for the original sub-section (1) by the Passports(Amendment) Act, 1978 (31 of 1978) Section 2.

2.Substituted for the words "a fee of rupees fifty" by the Passports(Amendment) Act, 1993 (35 of 1993) Section 2.

6.Refusal of passports, traveldocuments, etc: (1)Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the passport authority shallrefuse to make an endorsement for visiting any foreign country under clause (b)or clause (c) of sub–section (2) of section 5 on any one or more of thefollowing grounds, and on no other ground, namely: –

(a) that the applicant may, oris likely to, engage in such country in activities prejudicial to thesovereignty and integrity of India;

(b) that the presence of theapplicant in such country may, or is likely to, be detrimental to the securityof India;

(c) that the presence of theapplicant in such country may, or is likely to, prejudice the friendlyrelations of Indiawith that or any other country;

(d) that in the opinion of theCentral Government the presence of the applicant in such country is not in thepublic interest.

(2) Subject to the otherprovisions of this Act, the passport authority shall refuse to issue a passportor travel document for visiting any foreign country under clause (c) of sub–section(2) of section 5 on any one or more of the following grounds, and on no otherground, namely: –

(a) that the applicant is not acitizen of India:

(b) that the applicant may, oris likely to, engage outside Indiain activities prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India;

(c) that the departure of theapplicant from India may, oris likely to, be detrimental to the security of India;

(d) that the presence of theapplicant outside India may,or is likely to, prejudice the friendly relations of India with any foreign country;

(e) that the applicant has, atany time during the period of five years immediately preceding the date of hisapplication, been convicted by a court in India for any offence involving moralturpitude and sentenced in respect thereof to imprisonment for not less thantwo years;

(f) that proceedings in respectof an offence alleged to have been committed by the applicant are pending beforea criminal court in India;

(g) that a warrant or summonsfor the appearance, or a warrant for the arrest, of the applicant has beenissued by a court under any law for the time being in force or that an orderprohibiting the departure from India of the applicant has been made by any suchcourt;

(h) that the applicant has beenrepatriated and has not reimbursed the expenditure incurred in connection withsuch repatriation;

(i) that in the opinion of theCentral Government the issue of a passport or travel document to the applicantwill not be in the public interest.

7.Duration of passports andtravel documents: A passport or travel document shall, unless revoked earlier,continue in force for such period as may be prescribed and different periods maybe prescribed for different classes of passports or travel documents or fordifferent categories of passports or travel documents under each such class:

Provided that a passport ortravel document may be issued for a shorter period than the prescribed period –

(a) if the person by whom it isrequired so desires; or

(b) if the passport authority,for reasons to be communicated in writing to the applicant, considers in anycase that the passport or travel document should be issued for a shorterperiod.

¹ [8.Extension of period of passport: Wherea passport is issued for a shorter period than the prescribed period undersection 7, such shorter period shall,unless the passport authority for reasons to be recorded in writingotherwise determines, be extendable for a further period (which together withthe shorter period shall not exceed the prescribed Period) and the provisionsof this Act shall apply to such extension as they apply to the issue thereof.]

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1. Substituted for the originalSection 8 by the Passports (Amendment) Act, 1993 (35 of 1993) Section3.

9.Conditions and forms ofpassports and travel documents: The conditions subject to which, and the form in which, a passportor travel document shall be issued or renewed shall be such as may beprescribed:

Provided that differentconditions and different forms may be prescribed for different classes ofpassports or travel documents or for different categories of passports ortravel documents under each such class:

Provided further that apassport or travel document may contain in addition to the prescribedconditions such other conditions as the passport authority may, with theprevious approval of the Central Government, impose in any particular case.

10.Variation, impounding andrevocation of passports and travel documents: (1) The passport authority may, having regard tothe provisions of sub–section (1) of section 6 or any notification undersection 19, vary or cancel the endorsements on a passport or travel document ormay, with the previous approval of the Central Government, vary or cancel theconditions (other than the prescribed conditions) subject to which a passportor travel document has been issued and may, for that purpose, require theholder of a passport or a travel document, by notice in writing, to deliver upthe passport or travel document to it within such time as may be specified inthe notice and the holder shall comply with such notice.

(2) The passport authority may,on the application of the holder of a passport or a travel document, and withthe previous approval of the Central Government also vary or cancel theconditions (other than the prescribed conditions) of the passport or traveldocument.

(3) the passport authority mayimpound or cause to be impounded or revoke a passport or travel document, –

(a) if the passport authorityis satisfied that the holder of the passport or travel document is in wrongfulpossession thereof;

(b) if the passport or traveldocument was obtained by suppression of material information or on the basis ofwrong information provided by the holder of the passport or travel document orany other person on his behalf:

¹ [Provided that if the holderof such passport obtains another passport the passport authority shall alsoimpound or cause to be impounded or revoke such other passport]

(c) if the passport authoritydeems it necessary so to do in the interests of the sovereignty and integrityof India, the security of India, friendly relations of India with any foreigncountry, or in the interests of the general public;

(d) if the holder of thepassport or travel document has, at any time after the issue of the passport ortravel document, been convicted by a court in India for any offence involvingmoral turpitude and sentenced in respect thereof to imprisonment for not lessthan two years;

(e) if proceedings in respectof an offence alleged to have been committed by the holder of the passport ortravel document are pending before a criminal court in India;

(f) if any of the conditions ofthe passport or travel document has been contravened;

(g) if the holder of thepassport or travel document has failed to comply with a notice under sub–section(1) requiring him to deliver up the same;

(h) if it is brought to thenotice of the passport authority that a warrant or summons for the appearance,or a warrant for the arrest, of the holder of the passport or travel documenthas been issued by a court under any law for the time being in force or if anorder prohibiting the departure from India of the holder of the passport orother travel document has been made by any such court and the passportauthority is satisfied that a warrant or summons has been so issued or an orderhas been so made.

(4) The passport authority mayalso revoke a passport or travel document on the application on the applicationof the holder thereof.

(5) Where the passportauthority makes an order varying or canceling the endorsements on, or varyingthe conditions of, a passport or travel document under sub–section (1)or an order impounding or revoking a passport or travel document under sub–section(3), it shall record in writing a brief statement of the reasons for makingsuch order and furnish to be the holder of the passport or travel document ondemand a copy of the same unless in any case, the passport authority is of theopinion that it will not be in the interests of the sovereignty and integrityof India, the security of India, friendly relations of India with any foreigncountry or in the interests of the general public to furnish such a copy.

(6) The authority to whom thepassport authority is subordinate may, by order in writing, impound or cause tobe impounded or revoke a passport or travel document on any ground on which itmay be impounded or revoked by the passport authority and the foregoingprovisions of this section shall, as far as may be, apply in relation to theimpounding or revocation of a passport or travel document by such authority.

(7) A court convicting theholder of a passport or travel document of any offence under this Act or therules made thereunder may also revoke the passport or travel document:

Provided that if the convictionis set aside on appeal or otherwise the revocation shall become void.

(8) An order of revocation undersub–section (7) may also be made by an appellate court or by the HighCourt when exercising its powers of revision.

(9) On the revocation of apassport or travel document under this section the holder thereof shall,without delay, surrender the passport or travel document, if the same has notalready been impounded, to the authority by whom it has been revoked or to suchother authority as may be specified in this behalf in the order of revocation.

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1. Proviso inserted by the Passports(Amendment) Act, 1993 (35 of 1993) Section 4.

1[10A. Suspensionof passports ortravel documents incertain cases.-(1)Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions

contained insection 10, if the Central Government or anydesignated officer is satisfied that the passport or travel document islikely to

be impoundedor caused to be impounded or revoked under clause (c) of sub-section (3)of section 10 and it is necessary inthe public

interest so to do, it or he may,-

 

(a) by order,suspend, with immediate effect, any passport ortravel document;

 

(b) pass such other appropriate order which may havethe effect of rendering any passport or travel documentinvalid

for a period not exceeding four weeks:

 

Provided that the Central Government or thedesignated officer may, if it or he considers appropriate, extend, by order andfor reasons to be

recordedin writing, thesaid period offour weeks tillthe passport or traveldocument under section 10are concluded:

proceedings relating to variation, impounding or revocation of

 

Provided further that every holder of the passportor travel document, in respect of whom an order under clause (a) or clause(b) ofthis

sub-sectionhad been passed, shall be givenan opportunity of being heard within aperiod of not later than eight weeks reckoned from the

date of passing of such order and thereupon the CentralGovernment may, if necessary, by order in writing, modify orrevoke the order

passed under this sub-section.

 

(2) The designated officer shall immediatelycommunicate the orders passed undersub-section (1), to the concerned authority at an airport

or any otherpoint of embarkation or immigration, and to the passport authority.

 

(3) Everyauthority referred to in sub-section (2) shall, immediately on receipt of the order passed under sub-section(1), give effect to

such order.

 

10B.Validation of intimations.- Every intimation,given by the CentralGovernment or the designated officer, before the commencement

of thePassports (Amendment) Act, 2002, to any immigration authority atan airport or anyother point of embarkationor migration,

.restrictingor in any manner prohibiting the departure from India of any holder ofthe passport or travel document under sub-section (3) of

section10, shall be deemed to be anorder under sub-section (1) ofsection 10A and such order shallcontinue to be in force for a period

of three monthsform the date of commencementof the Passports(Amendment) Act, 2002 or the date ongiving such intimation, whichever

is later.

 

Explanation.- For the purposes of sections 10A and10B, the expression" designatedofficer" means such officeror authority designated, by

order in writing, as such by the CentralGovernment.]

 

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1. Inserted by the Passports (Amendment) Act, 2002w.e.f 23rd day of October, 2001.

11.Appeals: (1) Any person aggrieved by anorder of the passport authority under clause (b) or clause (c) of sub–section(2) of section 5 or clause (b) of the proviso to section 7 or sub–section(1), or sub–section (3) of section 10 or by an order under sub–section(6) of section 10 of the authority to whom the passport authority issubordinate, may prefer an appeal against that order to such authority(hereinafter referred to as the appellate authority) and within such period asmay be prescribed:

Provided that no appeal shalllie against any order made by the Central Government.

(2) No appeal shall be admittedif it is preferred after the expiry of the period prescribed therefor:

Provided that an appeal may beadmitted after the expiry of the period prescribed therefore if the appsatisfies the appellate authority that he had sufficient cause for notpreferring the appeal within that period.

(3) The period prescribed foran appeal shall be computed in accordance with the provisions of the LimitationAct, 1963 (36 of 1963), with respect to the computation of the periods oflimitation thereunder.

(4) Every appeal under thissection shall be made by a petition in writing and shall be accompanied by acopy of the statement of the reasons for the order appealed against where suchcopy has been furnished to the appellant and ¹ [by such fee as may be prescribed for meeting theexpenses that may be incurred in calling for relevant records and for connectedservices].

(5) In disposing of an appeal,the appellate authority shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed:

Provided that no appeal shallbe disposed of unless the appellant has been given a reasonable opportunity ofrepresenting his case.

(6) Every order of theappellate authority confirming, modifying or reversing the order appealedagainst shall be final.

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1. Substituted for the words"by such fee (if any) not exceeding rupees twenty–five as may beprescribed" by the Passports (Amendment) Act, 1993 (35 of1993) Section 5.

12.Offences and penalties: (1) Whoever –

(a) contravenes the provisionsof section 3; or

(b) knowingly furnishes anyfalse information or suppresses any material information with a view toobtaining a passport or travel document under this Act or without lawfulauthority alters or attempts to alter or causes to alter the entries made in apassport or travel document; or

(c) fails to produce forinspection his passport or travel document (whether issued under this Act ornot) when called upon to do so by the prescribed authority; or

(d) knowingly uses a passportor travel document issued to another person; or

(e) knowingly allows anotherperson to use a passport or travel document issued to him,

shall be punishable withimprisonment for a term which may extend to ¹ [two years or with fine which may extend to fivethousand rupees] or withboth.

² [(1A) Whoever, not being a citizen of India,

(a) makes an application for a passport or obtainspassport by suppressing information about his nationality, or

(b)holds forged passport or any travel document, shall be punishable withimprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year by which h mayextend to five years and with fine which shall not be less that ten thousandrupees.]

(2) Whoever abets any offencepunishable under ³ [sub–section(1A)] shall, if the act abetted iscommitted in consequence of the abetment, be punishable with the punishmentprovided in that sub–section for that offence.

(3) Whoever contravenes anycondition of a passport or travel document or any provision of this Act or anyrule made thereunder for which an punishment is provided elsewhere in this Actshall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to threemonths or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.

(4) Whoever, having beenconvicted of an offence under this Act, is again convicted of an offence underthis Act shall be punishable with double the penalty provided for the latteroffence.

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1. Substituted for the words"six months or with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees" bythePassports (Amendment) Act, 1993 (35 of 1993) Section 6 (a).

2.Section (1A) inserted by the Passports (Amendment) Act, 1993 (35 of 1993)Section 6 (b).

3.Substituted for the words, figure, and brackets "sub–section (1)" by the Passports(Amendment) Act, 1993 (35 of 1993) Section 6 (c).

13.Power to arrest: (1) Any officer of customsempowered by a general or special order of the Central Government in thisbehalf and any ¹ [officer of police oremigration officer] notbelow the rank of a sub–inspector may arrest without warrant any personagainst whom a reasonable suspicion exists that he has committed any offencepunishable under section 12 and shall, as soon as may be, inform him of thegrounds for such arrest.

(2) Every officer making anarrest under this section shall, without unnecessary delay, take or send theperson arrested before a magistrate having jurisdiction in the case or to theofficer in charge of the nearest police station and the provisions of ²[section57 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)], shall, so far as may be, apply in the case of anysuch arrest.

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1.Substituted for the words "officer of police" by the Passports (Amendment) Act,1993 (35 of 1993) Section 7

2. Substituted for the words,figures and brackets "section 61 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898(5 of 1898)" by the Passports (Amendment) Act, 1978 (31 of1978) Section 3.

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14.Power of search and seizure:(1) Any officer of customsempowered by a general or special order of the Central Government in thisbehalf and any ¹ [officer of police oremigration officer] notbelow the rank of a sub–inspector may search any place and seize anypassport or travel document from any person against whom a reasonable suspicionexists that he has committed any offence punishable under section 12.

(2) the provisions of the ² [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)], relating to searches andseizures shall, so far as may be, apply to searches and seizures under thissection.

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1.Substituted for the words "officer of police" by the Passports (Amendment) Act,1993 (35 of 1993) Section 7.

2. Substituted for the words,figures and brackets "Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)"by the Passports(Amendment) Act, 1978 (31 of 1978) Section 4.

15.Previous sanction of CentralGovernment necessary: No prosecution shall be instituted against any person in respectof any offence under this Act without the previous sanction of the CentralGovernment or such officer or authority as may be authorized by that Governmentby order in writing in this behalf.

16.Protection of action takenin good faith: No suit,prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Government or anyofficer or authority for anything which is in good faith done or intended to bedone under this Act.

17.Passports and traveldocuments to be property of Central Government: A passport or travel document issued under this Actshall at all times remain the property of the Central Government.

18.Passports, etc., not to beissued to persons who cannot emigrate under Act 7 of 1922: **[*]

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1. Section 18 omitted by the Passports(Amendment) Act, 1993 (35 of 1993) Section 8.

Explanation: For thepurposes of this section, "emigrate" and "emigration" shallhave the meanings assigned to those expressions under clause (c) of sub–section(1) of section 2 of the Emigration Act, 1922 (7 of 1922.).

19.Passports and traveldocuments to be invalid for travel to certain countries: Upon the issue of a notificationby the Central Government that a foreign country is –

(a) a country which iscommitting external aggression against India; or

(b) a country assisting thecountry committing external aggression against India; or

(c) a country where armedhostilities are in progress; or

(d) a country to which travelmust be restricted in the public interest because such travel would seriouslyimpair the conduct of foreign affairs of the Government of India,

a passport or travel documentfor travel through or visiting such country shall cease to be valid for suchtravel or visit unless in any case a special endorsement in that behalf is madein the prescribed form by the prescribed authority.

20.Issue of passports andtravel documents to persons who are not citizens of India: Notwithstanding anythingcontained in the foregoing provisions relating to issue of a passport or traveldocument, the Central Government may issue, or cause to be issued, a passportor travel document to a person who is not a citizen of India if that Governmentis of the opinion that it is necessary so to do in the public interest.

21.Power to delegate: The Central Government may, bynotification in the Official Gazette, direct that any power or function whichmay be exercised or performed by it under this Act other than the power underclause (d) of sub–section (1) of section 6 or the power under clause (i)of sub–section (2) of that section or the power under section 24, may,in relation to such matters and subject to such conditions, if any, as it mayspecify in the notification, be exercised or performed –

(a) by such officer orauthority subordinate to the Central Government; or

(b) by any State Government orby any officer or authority subordinate to such Government; or

(c) in any foreign country inwhich there is no diplomatic mission of India, by such foreign ConsularOfficer;

as may be specified in thenotification.

22.Power to exempt: Where the Central Government isof the opinion that it is necessary or expedient in the public interest so todo, it may, by notification in the Official Gazette and subject to suchconditions, if any, as it may specify in the notification,–

(a) exempt any person or classof persons from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act or therules made thereunder; and

(b) as often as may be, cancelany such notification and again subject, by a like notification, the person orclass of persons to the operation of such provisions.

23.Act to be in addition tocertain enactments: The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and not inderogation of the provisions of the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920 (34of 1920), ¹ [the Emigration Act, 1983 (31 of 1983)], the Registration ofForeigners Act, 1939 (16 of 1939), the Foreigners Act, 1946 (31 of 1946), ² [*], the Trading with the Enemy (Continuance of EmergencyProvisions) Act, 1947 (16 of 1947), the Foreigners Law (Application andAmendment) Act, 1962 (42 of 1962), ³ [the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 (46 of 1973)] and other enactments relatingto foreigners and foreign exchange.

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1.Substituted for the words, figures, and brackets "the Emigration Act, 1922 (7 of 1922)" Passports(Amendment) Act, 1993 (35 of 1993) Section 9.

2. The words, figures and brackets"the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947 (7 of 1947)" omitted bythe Passports(Amendment) Act, 1978 (31 of 1978) Section 5 (a).

3.Inserted by the Passports (Amendment) Act, 1978 (31 of 1978) Section 5 (b).

24.Power to make rules: (1) The Central Government may,by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out thepurposes of this Act.

(2) In particular, and withoutprejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide forall or any of the following matters, namely: –

(a) the appointment,jurisdiction, control and functions of passport authorities;

(b) the classes of persons towhom passports and travel documents referred to respectively in sub–section(1) and sub–section (2) of section 4 may be issued;

(c) the form and particulars ofapplication for the issue or renewal of a passport or travel document or forendorsement on a passport or travel document and where the application is forthe renewal, the time within which it shall be made;

(d) the period for whichpassports and travel documents shall continue in force;

(e) the form in which and theconditions subject to which the different classes of passports and traveldocuments may be issued, renewed or varied;

¹ [(ee) specifying the foreigncountry for the purposes of the Explanation to sub–section (1) ofsection 5;]

(f) the fees payable in respectof ² [ any application for the issue of apassport under sub–section (1) ofsection (5) or issue of a passport] ³ [for visiting a foreign country referred to in sub–section(1A) of section 5] ortravel document or for varying any endorsement or making a fresh endorsement ona passport or a travel document and the fees payable in respect of any appealunder this Act;

(g) the appointment ofappellate authorities under sub–section (1) of section 11, thejurisdiction of, and the procedure which may be followed by, such appellateauthorities;

(h) the services (including theissue of a duplicate passport or travel document in lieu of a passport ortravel document lost, damaged or destroyed) which may be rendered in relationto a passport or travel document and the fees therefor;

(i) any other matter which isto be or may be prescribed or in respect of which this Act makes no provisionor makes insufficient provision and provision is, in the opinion of the CentralGovernment, necessary for the proper implementation of the Act.

(3) Every rule made under thisAct shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made, before each House ofParliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which maybe comprised in one session or ⁴ [in twoor more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the sessionimmediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid], both Houses agree in makingany modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not bemade, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be ofno effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification orannulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previouslydone under that rule.

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1. Clause (ee) inserted by the Passports(Amendment) Act, 1978 (31 of 1978) Section 6 (a) (i).

2.Substituted for the words "any application for the issue or renewal of a passport" bythe Passports (Amendment) Act, 1993 (35 of 1993) Section 10.

3. Substituted for the words"issue or renewal of a passport" by the Passports (Amendment) Act,1978 (31 of 1978) Section 6 (a) (ii).

4.Substituted for the words "in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of thesession in which it is so laid or the session immediately following" bythe Passports(Amendment) Act, 1978 (31 of 1978) Section 6 (b).

25.Charge of short title of Act34 of 1920: In theIndian Passport Act, 1920, in sub–section (1) of section 1, for thewords and figures "the Indian Passport Act, 1920", the words,brackets and figures "the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920"shall be substituted.

26.Saving as to certainpassports and applications: **[*]

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1. Section 18 omitted by the Passports(Amendment) Act, 1993 (35 of 1993) Section 8.

27.Repeal and Saving: (1) the Passports Ordinance,1967 (4 of 1967) is hereby repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding suchrepeal, anything done or any action taken or purporting to have been done ortaken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken underthis Act as if this Act had commenced on the 5th day of May, 1967.