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THE PASSPORT ( ENTRY I NTO I NDI A) ACT, 1920

ACT NO. 34 OF 1920 1*

[ 9th Sept ember , 1920. ]

An Act t o t ake power t o r equi r e passpor t s of per sons ent er i ng2*[ I ndi a] .

WHEREAS i t i s expedi ent t o t ake power t o r equi r e passport s ofper sons ent er i ng 2*[ I ndi a] ; I t i s her eby enact ed as f ol l ows: -

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Shor t t i t l e and ext ent .

1. Shor t t i t l e and ext ent . - ( 1) Thi s Act may be cal l ed 3*[ t hePasspor t ( Ent r y i nt o I ndi a) Act , 1920] .

( 2) I t shal l ext end t o 4*[ t he whol e of I ndi a] , 5***.

2.

Def i ni t i ons.

2. Def i ni t i ons. - I n t hi s Act, unl ess t her e i s anyt hi ng r epugnant i nt he subj ect or cont ext , -

"ent r y" means ent r y by wat er , l and or ai r ;

"passpor t " means a passpor t f or t he t i me bei ng i n f orcei ssued or r enewed by the pr escri bed aut hori t y and sat i sf yi ng

t he condi t i ons pr escri bed r el at i ng t o the cl ass of passpor t st o whi ch i t bel ongs; and

"pr escr i bed" means pr escr i bed by r ul es made under t hi s Act .

3.

Power t o make rul es.

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3. Power t o make r ul es. - ( 1) The Cent r al Government may make r ul es6* r equi r i ng t hat per sons ent er i ng 7*[ I ndi a] shal l be i n possessi on ofpasspor t s, and f or al l mat t er s anci l l ar y or i nci dent al t o thatpur pose.

( 2) Wi t hout pr ej udi ce t o t he gener al i t y of t he f oregoi ng powersuch r ul es may-

( a) pr ohi bi t the ent r y i nt o 7*[ I ndi a] or any par t ther eofof any person who has not i n hi s possessi on a passporti ssued t o hi m;

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Extended t o Si kki m ( w. e. f . 20. 9. 1976) vi de Not i f n. No. S. O. 3392,dated 3. 9. 1976

1. Thi s Act has been extended t o Goa, Daman and Di u wi t h modi f i cat i onsby Regul at i on 12 of 1962, s. 3 and Sch. ; t o Dadr a and Nagar Havel i

by Regul at i on 6 of 1963, s. 2 and Sch. I ; and t o Laccadi ve,Mi ni coy and Ami ndi vi I sl ands by Regul at i on 8 of 1965, s. 3 and

Sch.2. Subs. by Act 36 of 1949, s. 2, f or "t he Provi nces of I ndi a".3. Subs. by Act 15 of 1967, s. 25, f or "t he I ndi an Passpor t Act .

1920" .4. Subs. by Act 36 of 1949, s. 3, f or "al l t he Pr ovi nces of I ndi a".5. The words "excl udi ng t he St ate of Hyderabad" subs. by t he A. O.

1950. omi t t ed by Act 3 of 1951, s . 3 and Sch.6. For Passport ( Ent r y i nt o I ndi a) Rul es, 1950, see Gazet t e of I ndi a,

1950, Pt . I I , Sec. 3, p. 91.7. Subs. by Act 36 of 1949, s. 4, f or "Provi nces" .

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( b) pr escr i be t he aut hori t i es by whompasspor t s must havebeen i ssued or renewed, and t he condi t i ons wi t h whi cht hey must compl y, f or t he pur poses of t hi s Act ; and

( c) pr ovi de f or t he exempt i on, ei t her absol ut el y or on anycondi t i on, of any per son or cl ass of per sons f r om anypr ovi si on of such r ul es.

( 3) Rul es made under t hi s sect i on may pr ovi de t hat anycont r avent i on t her eof or of any order i ssued under t he aut hori t y ofany such r ul e shal l be puni shabl e wi t h i mpr i sonment f or a t erm whi chmay ext end t o t hr ee mont hs, or wi t h f i ne or wi t h bot h.

( 4) Al l r ul es made under t hi s sect i on shal l be publ i shed i n t heOf f i ci al Gazet t e, and shal l t her eupon have ef f ect as i f enact ed i nt hi s Act.

1*[ ( 5) Ever y r ul e made under t hi s Act shal l be l ai d, as soon asmay be af t er i t i s made, bef ore each House of Par l i ament , whi l e i t i si n sessi on, f or a t otal peri od of t hi r t y days whi ch may be compr i sedi n one sessi on or i n t wo or mor e successi ve sessi ons, and i f , bef or et he expi r y of t he sessi on i mmedi at el y f ol l owi ng t he sessi on or t he

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successi ve sessi ons af oresai d, both Houses agr ee i n maki ng anymodi f i cat i on i n t he rul e or bot h Houses agr ee t hat t he r ul e shoul d notbe made, t he r ul e shal l t her eaf t er have ef f ect onl y i n such modi f i edf orm or be of no ef f ect , as t he case may be; so, however , t hat anysuch modi f i cat i on or annul ment shal l be wi t hout pr ej udi ce t o t heval i di t y of anyt hi ng pr evi ousl y done under t hat r ul e. ]

4.

Power of ar r est .

4. Power of ar r est . - ( 1) Any of f i cer of pol i ce, not bel ow t he r ankof a sub- i nspect or , and any of f i cer of t he Cust oms Depart mentempowered by a gener al or speci al order of t he 2*[ Cent r al Gover nment ]i n thi s behal f may arr est wi t hout warr ant any person who hascont r avened or agai nst whom a r easonabl e suspi ci on exi st s t hat he hascont r avened any rul e or order made under sect i on 3.

( 2) Ever y of f i cer maki ng an ar r est under t hi s sect i on shal l ,wi t hout unnecessar y del ay, t ake or send t he per son arr est ed bef ore aMagi st r at e havi ng j ur i sdi ct i on i n t he case or t o t he of f i cer i n char geof t he near est pol i ce- st at i on and t he pr ovi si ons of sect i on 61 of t heCode of Cr i mi nal Procedur e, 1898, ( 5 of 1898) shal l , so f ar as may be,appl y i n the case of any such ar r est .

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Power of r emoval .

5. Power of r emoval . - The 2*[ Cent r al Gover nment ] may, by gener alor speci al or der , di r ect t he r emoval of any per son f r om 3*[ I ndi a] who,i n cont r avent i on of any r ul e made under sect i on 3 pr ohi bi t i ng ent r yi nt o 3*[ I ndi a] wi t hout passpor t , has ent er ed t her ei n, and t her euponany of f i cer of t he Government shal l have al l r easonabl e powersnecessary t o enf orce such di r ect i on.

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Appl i cat i on of Act t o Par t B St at es.

4*6. [ Appl i cat i on of Act t o Par t B St at es. ] Rep. by t he Par t BSt at es ( Laws) Act , 1951 (3 of 1951) , s. 3 and Sch.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1. I ns. by Act 4 of 1986, s. 2 and Sch. ( w. e. f . 15. 5. 1986)2. Subs. by t he A. O. 1937 f or "L. G" .3. Subs. by Act 36 of 1949, s. 4, f or "t he Pr ovi nces".4. I ns . by s . 5, i bi d.