Section 4, Immigration And Foreigner Act, 2025 [S2C-T9D]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 8 December 2025 by S.O. 1626(E) [N12-PNP].
4. Registration of passports holder.—(1) Every passport holder shall, within fourteen days from the commencement of this Act or, where such person begins the holding of a passport after such commencement, within fourteen days from the date of such beginning, make an application for registration to the passport authority in Form C, accompanied by a fee of one thousand five hundred rupees. (2) The passport authority shall, on being satisfied that the application is in order, register the applicant and issue a certificate of registration in such form as may be prescribed. (3) No passport holder shall carry on the holding of a passport unless registered under this section.
Defined terms in this text (2)
passport: Section 2, Immigration And Foreigner Act, 2025 [S2CT7H] (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, Immigration And Foreigner Act, 2025 [S2CT7H] (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.
Made under this section, or naming it (0)
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Cited by (3)
Section 53, Immigration And Foreigner Act, 2025 [S2C-VTA], 3 November 2025, Band A. "section 4".
Section 58, Immigration And Foreigner Act, 2025 [S2C-VZ0], 3 November 2025, Band A. "section 4".
Rule 3, Immigration And Foreigner Act Rules, 2026 [S2D-3A8], 23 January 2026, Band A. "sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Act".
Not held (0)
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Duties published under this section (1)
D12-8SE. Every passport holder: Apply for registration in Form C, fee one thousand five hundred rupees; fourteen days from the commencement of the Act, or from beginning the activity; Form C. Published by Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs (synthetic record).