This document is a notification from the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, published in the Gazette of India on November 15, 2018. It announces the "Passports 3rd Amendment Rules, 2018," which come into force on the date of publication. The notification amends the Passports Rules, 1980, specifically rule 3, sub-rule 2. The amendment clarifies the jurisdiction of passport issuing officers, stating that officers listed in column 2 of Schedule 1 can process passport or travel document applications from individuals residing anywhere in India, including territories specified in the corresponding entries in column 3 of the schedule. The notification is identified by F. No. VI401182018 and is issued by Arun Kumar Chatterjee, Joint Secretary, PSP & Chief Passport Officer, CPO. The original Passports Rules, 1980, were published under Notification number G.S.R. 691E, dated December 11, 1980, and last amended by Notification Number G.S.R. 339E, dated April 06, 2018.
Key Entities Referenced
Passports Act, 1967: The Act of Parliament that confers powers to the Central Government to make rules regarding passports.
Passports Rules, 1980: The set of rules framed under the Passports Act, 1967, governing the issuance and regulation of passports.
Central Government: The executive authority responsible for implementing the Passports Act and related rules.
Passports 3rd Amendment Rules, 2018: The specific amendment to the Passports Rules, 1980, being introduced in this notification.
Official Gazette: The official publication where government rules and notifications are published.
India: The country within which the passport rules apply, including all its territories.
Arun Kumar Chatterjee: Jt. Secy. PSP Chief Passport Officer, signatory of the notification.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
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करत े(cid:29)ए क(cid:31) सरकार एतद(cid:19)् ारा पासपोट(cid:16) िनयम, 1980 के सशं ोधन के िव!तार म (cid:31)िन$िलिखत िनयम बनाती ह,ै अथा(cid:16)त:—
1111.... ससससििंंििंं(cid:9)(cid:9)(cid:9)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:10)(cid:10)(cid:10) ननननाााामममम एएएएववववंं ं ं ललललाााागगगग ूू ूूहहहहोोोोनननन ेे ेेकककक(cid:12)(cid:12)(cid:12)(cid:12) ििििततततििििथथथथ....————((((1) इन िनयम(cid:27) को पासपोट(cid:16) (तीसरा संशोधन) िनयम, 2018 कहा जाएगा ।
(2) ये िनयम आिधका*रक राजप, म (cid:31)इनके (cid:21)काशन क(cid:18) ितिथ स ेलागू ह(cid:27)गे ।
2. पासपोट(cid:16) िनयम, 1980 म,(cid:31) िनयम 3 म,(cid:31) उप िनयम (2) म (cid:31)िन$िलिखत को (cid:21)ित!थािपत (cid:1)कया जाएगा, अथात(cid:16) :—
“अनसु ूची 1 के !तंभ (2) म (cid:31) िन1द2(cid:16) कोई अिधकारी, पासपोट(cid:16) अथवा या,ा द!तावेज जारी करन े के िलए इस (cid:21)कार के
जारीकरण के मामल(cid:27) के संबंध म (cid:31)उ(cid:25) अनसु ूची के !तंभ 3 क(cid:18) सदशृ (cid:21)िवि2य(cid:27) म (cid:31)िन1द2(cid:16) 4े,(cid:27) सिहत भारत म (cid:31)कह5 पर
भी िनवासरत 6ि(cid:25)य(cid:27) (cid:19)ारा (cid:1)कए गए आवेदन(cid:27) के संबंध म,(cid:31) अिधकार 4े, का (cid:21)योग करेगा।”
[फा. स.ं VI/401/1/8/2018]
अ7ण कुमार चटज:, संयु(cid:25) सिचव, (पी.एस.पी.) एवं मु<य पासपोट(cid:16) अिधकारी
पपपपाााादददद (cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)टटटट(cid:15)(cid:15)(cid:15)(cid:15)पपपपणणणणीीीी : पासपोट(cid:16) िनयम, 1980 भारत के राजप,, असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप-खंड (i) म (cid:31) अिधसूचना स<ं या
सा.का.िन. 691(अ) के (cid:19)ारा (cid:1)दनाकं 11 (cid:1)दसंबर, 1980 को (cid:21)कािशत (cid:1)कए गए थ े और सा.का.िन. 339(अ),
(cid:1)दनाकं 06 अ(cid:21)ैल, 2018 के (cid:19)ारा अंितम बार संशोिधत (cid:1)कए गए थ े।
6684 GI/2018 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th November, 2018
G.S.R. 1117(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 further to amend the Passports Rules,
1980, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Passports (3rd Amendment)
Rules, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Passports Rules, 1980, in rule 3, for sub-rule (2), the following sub-rule shall be substitued,
namely:—
“An officer referred to in column (2) of Schedule 1 shall, for the purpose of issue of a passport or travel
document, exercise jurisdiction in respect of applications for such issue made by persons residing
anywhere in India including the territories specified in the corresponding entries in column 3 of the said
Schedule”.
[F. No. VI/401/1/8/2018]
ARUN KUMAR CHATTERJEE, Jt. Secy. (PSP) & Chief Passport Officer (CPO)
Foot Note : The Passports Rules, 1980 were published vide Notification number G.S.R. 691(E), in the Gazette
of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), dated the 11th December, 1980 and
last amended vide Notification Number G.S.R. 339(E), dated the 06th April, 2018.
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