Act Number: 15

Act Name: The Passports Act, 1967

Year: 1967

Enactment Date: 1967-06-24

Long Title: 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: Ministry of External Affairs

Department:

Section 15: Previous sanction of Central Government necessary.
    No prosecution shall be instituted against any person in respect of any offence under this Act without the previous sanction of the Central Government or such officer or authority as may be authorised by that Government by order in writing in this behalf.
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