Category: "The Passports Act 1967"
Section 17 : Passports and travel documents to be..
The Passports Act 1967 Section 17 : Passports and travel documents to be property of Central Government : a passport or travel document issued under this Act shall at all times remain the property of the Central Government. INSTALL Android APP… more »
Section 16 : Protection of action taken in good faith :
The Passports Act 1967 Section 16 : Protection of action taken in good faith : No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Government or any officer or authority for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done… more »
Section 15 : Previous sanction of the Central Gov..
The Passports Act 1967 Section 15 : Previous sanction of the 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… more »
Section 14 : Power of search and seizure :
The Passports Act 1967 Section 14 : Power of search and seizure : (1) Any officer of customs empowered by a general or special order of the Central Government in this behalf and any 1.[officer of police or emigration officer] not below the rank of a… more »
Section 13 : Power to arrest :
The Passports Act 1967 Section 13 : Power to arrest : (1) Any officer of customs empowered by a general or special order of the Central Government in this behalf and any 1.[officer of police or emigration officer] not below the rank of a sub-inspector… more »
Section 12 : Offences and penalties :
The Passports Act 1967 Section 12 : Offences and penalties : (1) Whoever (a) contravenes the provisions of section 3; or (b) knowingly furnishes any false information or suppresses any material information with a view to obtaining a passport or travel… more »
Section 11 : Appeals :
The Passports Act 1967 Section 11 : Appeals : (1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the passport authority under clause (b) or clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 5 or clause (b) of the proviso to section 7 or sub-section (1), or sub-section (3)… more »
Section 10-B : Validation of intimations :
The Passports Act 1967 Section 10-B : 1.[Validation of intimations : Every intimation, given by the Central Government or the designated officer, before the commencement of the Passports (Amendment) Act, 2002, to any immigration authority at an airport… more »
Section 10-A : Suspension of passports or travel..
The Passports Act 1967 Section 10-A : 1.[Suspension of passports or travel documents in certain cases : (1) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions contained in section 10, if the Central Government or any designated officer is satisfied… more »
Section 10 : Variation, impounding and revocation of..
The Passports Act 1967 Section 10 : Variation, impounding and revocation of passports and travel documents : (1) The passport authority may, having regard to the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 6 or any notification under section 19, vary or… more »