Section 1

Short title and extent.

The Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920

  • Act 34 of 1920
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of Internal Security
About this Act

An Act to take power to require passports of persons entering India.

All sections
    (1) This Act may be called 1 [The Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920.]
     (2) It shall extend to 2[the whole of India], 3***.

Notes

1. Subs. by Act 15 of 1967, s. 25, for "the Indian Passport Act, 1920".
2. Subs. by Act 36 of 1949, s. 3, for "all the Provinces of India".
3. The words "excluding the State of Hyderabad" subs. by the A. O. 1950, omitted by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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