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passport authority

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The words as enacted

"passport authority" means an officer or authority empowered under rules made under this Act to issue passports or travel documents

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 20 December 1955.

The words as enacted

"passport authority" means an officer or authority empowered under rules made under this Act to issue passports or travel documents

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 13 January 1962.

The words as enacted

"passport authority" means an officer or authority empowered under rules made under this Act to issue passports or travel documents

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 16 August 1967.

The words as enacted

"passport authority" means an officer or authority empowered under rules made under this Act to issue passports or travel documents

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 1 July 1983.

The words as enacted

"passport authority" means an officer or authority empowered under rules made under this Act to issue passports or travel documents

Scope words as printed: “In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—”. This text from 8 December 2025.

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