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The Passports Rules, 1980

Made under the Passports Act, 1967.

Published
11 December 1980
Ministry
Ministry of External Affairs
Pages
56
Amendments
7
Gazette copy (PDF, 2.8 MB)

As first published. These rules have been amended since 11 December 1980. The amendments are listed below; read them with this copy.

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Amendments

Amendments made since these rules were first published. This list may not be complete yet.

  1. The Passports (Amendment) Rules, 1985 (29 March 1985)
  2. The Passports (Second Amendment) Rules, 1985 (1 November 1985)
  3. The Passports (Amendment) Rules, 1987 (13 October 1987)
  4. The Passports (First Amendment) Rules, 1990 (27 June 1990)
  5. The Passports (Second Amendment) Rules, 1990 (2 July 1990)
  6. The Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2001 (27 July 2001)
  7. The Passports (Amendment) Rules, 2008 (22 February 2008)