The Gazette of India — The passports act, 1967

No . The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY 394] NEW DELHI , THURSDAY , DECEMBER 11 , 1980/AGRAHAYANA 20 , 1902 Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation 1050 GI/80-2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA . EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC . 3(i)J 1050 Gr/80—3 1438 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PAST II—SEC . 3(i)] 1050 GI/80—4 MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi , the 11 rh December , 1980 G.S.R. R. 691(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 24 of the Passports Act , 1967 (15 of 1967) , the Central Government hereby makes the following rules , namely :— 1 . (1) Short title and commencement.—-These rules may be called the Passports Rules , 1980 . They shall come into force from the date or, r, their publication in the Official Gazette . 2 . Definitions.—In these Rules , unless the context otherwise requires :— (a) "Act ' means the Passports Act , 1967 ; (b) 'Form ' means a form set out in Schedule III; (e) 'Miscellaneous service" , i'i relation to a passport or travel dooumeflt , includes :-— -— (i) varying the entries in a passport or travel document ; (ii) making l additional endorsement on a passport or travel document in respect of foreign p countries: (iii) adding a supplementary passport or travel documerit booklet , when all the pages in an existing passport booklet have been almost used up; or dv) any other service in respect h h of a passport h or y travel document which p the holder pp thereof may require ; (d) 'Schedule ' means a Schedule appended to these rules; (e) 'Section ' means a section of the Acf. f. 3: Passport authorities ; (I 1 ) Tn addition to the Central GovernmoDt , the officers specified in column (2) of Schedule Ii shall , subje