Rule, 2000

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REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 325] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2000/JYAISTHA 18, 1922

MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 8th June, 2000 G. s. R.529(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 24 of the Passport Act, 1967 (15 of 1967), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Passport Rules, 1980, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Passports (Third Amendment Rules), 2000.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Passport Rules, 1980,—

(i) in rule 5, after sub-rule (2), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:- "(3) The Passport Authority may authorise any person or authority to collect passport applications on its behalf for issue of a passport or travel document or for the renewal thereof or for any miscellaneous service on payment of a service charge specified by the Central Government under sub-rule (2) of rule 8 in addition to the fee payable under sub-rule (1) of rule 8 and the service charge shall be paid by the applicant to such person or authority";

(ii) rule 8 shall be renumbered as sub-rule (1) thereof and after sub-rule

(1) so re-numbered, the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:- "(2) The Central Government may specify service charge payable by the applicant to the person or authority for collection of passport applications under sub-rule (3) of rule 5";

(iii) for rule 9, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:- "9. Collection of fees:-(1) All fees payable in respect of applications under sub-rule (1) of rule 8 be remitted by demand draft drawn in favour of the passport authority or paid in cash at the counter of the passport authority concerned stating in the receipt the particulars in respect of which such fees have been remitted or paid."

(2) The service charge payable under sub-rule (2) of rule 8 shall be paid to the person or the authority referred to in sub-rule (3) of rule 5. Note : The Principal Rules published vide Notification No.

GSR 657 (E) dated December 11, 1980 (1980 external) Part II Section 3, sub-section (i), subsequently amended by :-

1. Notification No.

GSR 50 (E) dated 7.02.1980

2. Notification No.

GSR 469 (E) dated 24.06.1982

3. Notification No.

GSR 325 (E) dated 12.04.1983

4. Notification No.

GSR 494 (E) dated 16.06.1983

5. Notification No.

GSR 345 (E) dated 29.03.1985

6. Notification No.

GSR 860 (E) dated 1.11.1985

7. Notification No.

GSR 1155(E) dated 21.11.1988

8. Notification No.

GSR 100 (E) dated 4.03.1991

9. Notification No.

GSR 503(E) dated 10.07.1993

10. Notification No.

GSR 622(E) dated 27.06.1990

11. Notification No.

GSR 605(E) dated 5.10.1998

12. Notification No.

GSR 516(E) dated 8.07.1999

13. Notification No.GSR 827(E) dated 29.12.1999

15. Notification No.

GSR473(E) dated 22.05.2000

16. Notification No.

GSR472(E) dated 22.05.2000

17. Notification No.

GSR485(E) dated 23.05.2000 Printed by the Manager, Govt. of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications. Delhi-110054.

Provisions this rule answers to

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Other instruments under the same Act

All of the The Passports Act, 1967