Act 15 of 1967

The Passports Act, 1967

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.

  • Ministry of External Affairs
  • Enacted 1967-06-24
  • 29 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title and extent. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Passport or travel document for departure from India. Read
4 Classes of passports and travel documents. Read
5 Applications for passports, travel documents, etc, and orders thereon. Read
6 Refusal of passports, travel documents, etc. Read
7 Duration of passports travel documents. Read
8 Extension of period of Passport. Read
9 Conditions and forms of passports and travel documents. Read
10 Variation, impounding and revocation of passports and travel documents. Read
10A Suspension of passports or travel documents in certain cases. Read
10B Validation of intimations. Read
11 Appeals. Read
12 Offences and penalties. Read
13 Power to arrest. Read
14 Power of search and seizure. Read
15 Previous sanction of Central Government necessary. Read
16 Protection of action taken in good faith. Read
17 Passports and travel documents to be property of Central Government. Read
18 [Omitted]. Read
19 Passports and travel documents to be invalid for travel to certain countries. Read
20 Issue of passports and travel documents to persons who are not citizens of India. Read
21 Power to delegate. Read
22 Power to exempt. Read
23 Act to be in addition to certain enactments. Read
24 Power to make rules. Read
25 Change of short title of Act 34 of 1920. Read
26 Omitted.Read
27 Repeal and saving.Read
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