Passports Act, 1967

The Passports Act, 1967

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Act ID:	196715
Act Number:	15
Enactment Date:	1967-06-24
Act Year:	1967
Short Title:	The Passports Act, 1967
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
Enforcement Date:	24-06-1967
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The Passports Act, 1967

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

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Year	Description	Files
10-05-1967	The Passport Rules, 1967 (10.05.1967)
29-05-1967	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 1967 (29.05.1967)
28-01-1969	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 1969 (28.01.1969)
28-08-1970	The Passport (Seconde Amendment) Rules, 1970 (28.08.1970)
28-09-1970	The Passport (Third Amendment) Rules, 1970 (28.09.1970)
23-02-1971	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 1971 (23.02.1971)
15-09-1971	The Passport (Second Amendment) Rules, 1971 (05.09.1971)
11-11-1971	The Passport (Third Amendment) Rules, 1971 (11.11.1971)
04-12-1971	The Passport (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 1971 (04.12.1971)
24-12-1971	The Passport (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 1971 (24.12.1971)
19-06-1972	The Passport (Second Amendment) Rules, 1972 (19.06.1972)
30-08-1972	The Passport (Third Amendment) Rules, 1972 (30.08.1972)
12-06-1973	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 1973 (12.06.1973)
09-06-1975	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 1975 (09.06.1975)
23-10-1975	The Passport (Third Amendment) Rules, 1975 (23.10.1975)
20-03-1976	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 1976 (20.03.1976)
04-10-1976	The Passport (Third Amendment) Rules, 1976 (04.10.1976)
09-08-1977	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 1977 (09.08.1977)
07-12-1977	The Passport (Second Amendment) Rules, 1977 (07.12.1977)
03-07-1978	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 1978 (03.07.1978)
22-09-1978	The Passports (Second Amendment) Rules, 1978 (22.09.1978)
17-10-1978	The Passport (Third Amendment) Rules, 1978 (17.10.1978)
17-02-1979	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 1979 (17.02.1979)
16-04-1979	The Passport Fourth (Amendment) Rules, 1979 (16.04.1979)
01-05-1979	The Passport (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 1979 (01.05.1979)
09-05-1979	The Passport (Sixth Amendment) Rules, 1979 (09.05.1979)
01-06-1979	The Passport (Seventh Amendment) Rules, 1979 (01.06.1979)
03-09-1979	The Passport (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 1979 (03.09.1979)
11-12-1980	GSR 691 The Passports Rules, 1980 (11.12.1980)
07-02-1981	GSR 50 Corrigendum to The Passports Rules, 1980 (07.02.1981)
24-06-1982	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 1982 (24.06.1982)
12-04-1983	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 1983 (12.04.1983)
16-06-1983	The Passport (Second Amendment) Rules, 1983 (16.06.1983)
29-03-1985	The Passports (Amendment) Rules, 1985 (29.03.1985)
01-11-1985	The Passports (Second Amendment) Rules, 1985 (01.11.1985)
13-10-1987	The Passports (Amendment) Rules, 1987 (13.10.1987)
11-02-1988	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 1988 (11.02.1988)
21-11-1988	GSR 1155 The Passports (Second Amendment) Rules, 1988 (21.11.1988)
27-06-1990	The Passports (First Amendment) Rules, 1990 (27.06.1990)
27-06-1990	GSR 622 The Passports (1st Amendment) Rules, 1990 (27.06.1990)
02-07-1990	The Passports (Second Amendment) Rules, 1990 (02.07.1990)
04-03-1991	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 1991 (04.03.1991)
20-03-1991	The Passport (Second Amendment) Rules, 1991 (20.03.1991)
21-06-1991	The Passport (Third Amendment) Rules, 1991 (21.06.1991)
22-01-1992	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 1992 (22.01.1992)
15-06-1992	GSR 684 The Passports (2nd Amendment) Rules, 1992 (15.06.1992)
07-08-1992	The Passport (Third Amendment) Rules, 1992 (07.08.1992)
16-06-1993	The Passport (Third Amendment) Rules, 1993 (16.06.1993)
01-07-1993	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 1993 (01.07.1993)
10-07-1993	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 1993 (10.07.1993)
02-12-1994	GSR 833 The Passports (Amendment) Rules, 1994 (02.12.1994)
07-08-1995	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 1995 (07.08.1995)
28-08-1997	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 1997 (28.08.1997)
05-10-1998	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 1998 (05.10.1998)
08-07-1999	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 1999 (08.07.1999)
29-12-1999	The Passport (Second Amendment) Rules, 1999 (29.12.1999)
22-05-2000	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 2000 (22.05.2000)
22-05-2000	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 2000 (22.05.2000)
23-05-2000	The Passport (Second Amendment) Rules, 2000 (23.05.2000)
08-06-2000	The Passport (Third Amendment) Rules, 2000 (08.06.2000)
12-06-2000	GSR 584E Corrigendum in page 3 para 30 of GSR 473E dated 22 June 2000
29-06-2000	GSR 632 regarding Corrigendum to GSR 485 (29.06.2000)
26-06-2001	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 2001 (26.06.2001)
09-07-2001	GSR 527 The Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2001 (09.07.2001)
27-07-2001	The Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2001 (27.07.2001)
29-10-2001	The Passport (Third Amendment) Rules, 2001 (29.10.2001)
04-12-2001	The Passport (Second Amendment) Rules, 2001 (04.12.2001)
28-03-2002	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 2002 (28.03.2002)
29-05-2002	GSR 417 Corrigendum to GSR 879 (29.05.2002)
23-05-2003	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 2003 (23.05.2003)
05-05-2005	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 2005 (05.05.2005)
27-10-2006	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 2006 (27.10.2006)
23-12-2006	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 2006 (23.12.2006)
25-05-2007	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 2007 (25.05.2007)
02-08-2007	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 2007 (02.08.2007)
28-11-2007	GSR 733 regarding Corrigendum to GSR 603 (28.11.2007)
22-01-2008	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 2007 (22.01.2008)
22-02-2008	The Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2008 (22.02.2008)
11-12-2008	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 2008 (11.12.2008)
04-06-2009	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 2009 (04.06.2009)
26-06-2009	GSR 93 The Passports (Second Amendment) Rules, 2009 (26.06.2009)
28-04-2010	The Passport (Facilitation and Processing) Rules, 2010 (28.04.2010)
26-07-2010	The Passport (Second Amendment) Rules, 2010 (26.07.2010)
23-08-2011	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 2011 (23.08.2011)
01-09-2011	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 2011 (01.09.2011)
28-09-2012	The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 2012 (28.09.2012)
23-12-2016	GSR 1170 The Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2016 (23.12.2016)
23-12-2016	GSR 1171 The Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2016 (23.12.2016)
26-04-2017	GSR 410 The Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2017 (26.04.2017)
24-08-2017	GSR 1063 The Passports Application (Facilitation and Processing) Rules, 2017 (24.08.2017)
29-09-2017	GSR 1215 The Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2017 (29.09.2017)
30-10-2017	GSR 1366 The Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2017 (30.10.2017)
11-01-2018	GSR 39 The Passports (First Amendment) Rules, 2018 (11.01.2018)
06-04-2018	GSR 339 The Passports (Second Amendment) Rules, 2018 (06.04.2018)
25-09-2018	SO 4966(E) dated 25.09.2018 Exemption from payment of Passport fee
15-11-2018	GSR 1117(E) dated 15.11.2018 The Passports (3rd Amendment) Rules, 2018
18-12-2019	GSR 933(E)dated 18.12.2019 The Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2019

Year	Description	Files
20-03-1991	Notification regarding exemption of persons repatriated from Iraq and Kuwait
12-01-2000	Notification regarding requirement of No Objection Certificate by Govt servants facing criminal charges 12.01.2000
13-05-2013	GSR 303 Exemption to Indians living in Saudi Arabia having no travel documents from payment of fee for the Emergency Certificate 13.05.2013
16-10-2014	GSR 732 Exemption of the passport holders whose passports got damaged/lost due to the floods in J & K in Sept. 2014 16.10.2014
16-03-2015	GSR 195 Withdrawal of exemption granted to members of crew of vessels vide GSER 1812 of 25/09/1968 16.03.2015
01-03-2016	GSR 276 Exemption to passport holders whose passports got damaged/lost during the Novemebr 2015 flloods in Tamil Nadu 01.03.2016
22-07-2016	GSR 722 Recinding of Notification under GSR 353 of 26/05/1976 22.07.2016
04-05-2017	GSR 435 Exemptions to Indians living in Saudi Arabia having no travel documents from payment of fee for Emergency Certificate 04.05.2017

Year	Description	Files
05-05-1967	The Passports Ordinance, 1967 (05.05.1967)
23-10-2001	The Passports (Amendment) Ordinance 2001 (23.10.2001)
30-12-2001	The Passports (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2001 30.12.2001