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 23: Act to be in addition to certain enactments.
    The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions of the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920 (34 of 1920), 14 [the Emigration Act, 1983 (31 of 1983)] the Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939 (16 of 1939), the Foreigners Act, 1946 (31 of 1946), Trading with the Enemy (Continuance of Emergency Provisions) (16 of 1947), the Foreigners Law (Application and Amendment) Act, 1962 (42 of 1962), 15 the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 (46 of 1973) and other enactments relating to foreigners and foreign exchange.
Notes:
1 Subs. by Act 35 of 1993, s. 9, for "the Emigration Act, 1922 (7 of 1922)" (w.e.f. 1-7-1993).
2 Ins. by Act 31 of 1978, s. 5, ibid. (w.e.f. 18-8-1978).
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