Section 3, Emigration Act, 1983 [S1S-HBC]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 1 July 1983.
3. Appointment of passport authority.—(1) The Central Government may, by notification, appoint an authority, to be known as the passport authority, to exercise the powers and perform the functions conferred on it by or under this Act. (2) The passport authority may, with the previous approval of the Central Government, appoint such officers and other employees as it considers necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions under this Act. (3) The Central Government may, by notification, direct that any power exercisable by it under this Act, except the power to make rules under section 54, shall, in relation to such matters and subject to such conditions as may be specified in the notification, be exercisable also by the passport authority.
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passport: Section 2, Emigration Act, 1983 [S1SHAE] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "passport" means a passport issued or deemed to have been issued under this Act
passport: 4 more definitions.
passport authority: Section 2, Emigration Act, 1983 [S1SHAE] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "passport authority" means an officer or authority empowered under rules made under this Act to issue passports or travel documents
passport authority: 4 more definitions.
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