Duration of passports travel documents
Section 7 of the Passports Act, 1967 deals with duration of passports travel documents. A passport or travel document shall, unless revoked earlier, continue in force for such period as may be prescribed and different periods may be prescribed for different classes of passports or travel documents or for different categories of passports or travel documents under each such class: Provi The Act came into force on 24 Jun 1967.
A passport or travel document shall, unless revoked earlier, continue in force for such period as may be prescribed and different periods may be prescribed for different classes of passports or travel documents or for different categories of passports or travel documents under each such class:
Provided that a passport or travel document may be issued for a shorter period than the prescribed period--
(a) if the person by whom it is required so desires; or
(b) if the passport authority, for reasons to be communicated in writing to the applicant, considers in any case that the passport or travel document should be issued for a shorter period.
Section 7, The Passports Act, 1967 (Act 15 of 1967).
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Questions about Section 7
What does Section 7 of the Passports Act deal with?
Section 7 of the Passports Act is headed "Duration of passports travel documents". A passport or travel document shall, unless revoked earlier, continue in force for such period as may be prescribed and different periods may be prescribed for different classes of passports or travel documents or for different categories of passports or travel documents under each such class: Provi
How do I find court cases under Section 7 of the Passports Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Passports Act 1967 7, section 7 Passports Act 1967, section 7 of the Passports Act. People searching for it also type passport requirements for 7 years old. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 7 of the Passports Act, and has it changed?
2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Passport (Amendment) Rules, 2009 (04.06.2009) (2009).
When did Section 7 of the Passports Act come into force?
Section 7 of the Passports Act, cited as Passports Act 1967 7, came into force on 24 Jun 1967, having been enacted on 24 Jun 1967. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 10. Variation, impounding and revocation of passports and travel documents872 words
- 24. Power to make rules495 words
- 5. Applications for passports, travel documents, etc, and orders thereon457 words
- 6. Refusal of passports, travel documents, etc441 words
- 12. Offences and penalties349 words
- 11. Appeals310 words
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