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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SEC. 3(i)1

MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 4th December, 1978

G.S.R.569(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, 1967, namely ;—

1. (lj These rules may be called the Passports (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 1978.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the first proviso to rule 6 of the Passports Rules, 1967 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), for clause (i), the following claus*

shall be substituted, namely :—

"(i) furnishes a certificate from a Member of Parliament or Member of Legislative Assembly of a State or Union Territory or Member

of Legmative Coundl of a State or Member of Metropolitan Council, Delhi, or an officer not below the rank of a Deputy Secre-

tary to Government or a Magistrate of the First Class;"

3. In tho proviso to Sub-rute (1) of rule 10 of the said rules, the following words shall be Inserted at the end, namely :—

"and an India-Sri Lanka Passport shall continue in force for a period of four years from the date of its issue."

4. After rule 16 of the said rules the following rule shall be inserted, namely :—

"17. Named foreign country—Each of the following countries shall be a 'named foreign country' for the purpose of the Expla-

nation to sub-section (1) of section 5, namely :—

(a) Bangladesh; and

(b) Sri Lanka."

5. In Schedule III appended to the said rules, In Form EA(P)-1, under the heading "Verification Certificate" for the portion beginning

with the word "caution" and ending with the words aud bracket "First Class)", the following shall be substituted, namely :—

"Caution : This is an important document and should be signed after due consideration (To be signed by a Member of Parliament or

Member of Legislative Assembly of a State or Union territory or Member of Legislative Council of a State or Member of Metro-

politan Council, Delhi, or an officer not below the rank of a Deputy Secretary to Government or a Magistrate of the First Class)."

6. For Schedule V appended to the said rules, the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely :—

"Schedule V

(See rule 7)

Schedule of fees payable in respect of applications for passports and travel documents

S. ]

'•*•

^o.

Particulars of application

)

(2)

Ordinary passport with a maximum initial validity of five years .

Renewal of ordinary passport

Issue of duplicate passport in lieu of the ordinary passport on

the ground that it has been lost, stolon, damaged, destroyed or

for any other such reason

Emergency Certificate with an initial validity of six months

Renewal of Emergency Certificate (two renewals for three months

at a time)

Duplicate Emergency Certificate in Keu vf the Emergency

Certificate that has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed

Certificate of Identity with a "maximum initial validity of two

years

Renewal of Certificate of Identity. (Per year or part thereof for

two years).

Duplicate Certificate of Identity in lieu of th« Certificate of Iden-

tity thai has been lost, stolen , damaged, or destroyed

Scale of fees

India

(3)

Rs. 50/-

Abroad

Cat. 'A'

countries

(4)

Rs. 50/-

Cat. *B'

countries

(Please see note 2

at the end)

(5)

Rs. 50/-

Rs. 50/- for five years or Rs. 10/- per year or part thereof.

Rs. 50/-

—

Rs. 20/-

Rv 10/-

Rs. 20/-

RJS. 50/-

Rs, 13/.

Rs. 7.25

Rs. 15/-

Rs. 30/-

Rs. 15/-

Rs. 30/-

Rs. 50/-

Rs. 10/-

Rs. 5/-

Rs. 10/-

Rs. 20/-

Rs. 10/-

Rs 20/-

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10.

11.

12,

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21,

22.

)

(2)

(i) Additional endorsement or miscellaneous service on ordi-

nary passport

(ii) Adding supplementary booklet when all the pages in an

existing ordinary passport are used up

(iii) Additional endorsement or miscellaneous service on an Emer-

gency Certificate

(iv) Additional endorsement or miscellaneous service on a Certi-

ficate of Identity

India-Bangladesh passport for travel between India and Bangla-

desh with a maximum initial validity of three years

Renewal of India-Bangladesh passport

Issue of a duplicate passport in lieu of the India-Bangladesh

passport which has boen lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed

Miscellaneous services on an India-Bangladesh passport

Issue of a new booklet when all the pages In an existing India-

Bangladesh passport are exhausted.

India-Sri Lanka passport with a maximum initial validity of four

years

Renewal of India-Sri Lanka passport

Miscellaneous services on India-Sri Lanka passport .

Issue of fresh India-Sri Lanka passport in liou of one lost, stolen,

damaged or destroyed

Issue of new India-Sri Lanka passport when all pages in existing

passport are exhausted

. Special passport for Israel upto initial validity of one year

. Extension of validity of Special passport for Israel .

Rs. 10/-

Rs. 15/-

for 3 years or Rs. 5/-

per year or part

thereof.

Rs. 15/-

Rs. 5/-

Rs. 10/-

Rs. 8/-

Rs. 8/- for four years

or Rs. 2/- per year

or part thereof.

Rs. 2/-

Rs. 8/-

Rs. 5/-

Rs. 10/-

R». 10/- per year or j

period of ten y<

(4)

Rs. 30/-

Rs. 15/-

Rs. 7.25

Rs. 15/-

—

or Rs.)2/- pei

—

Rs. 10/-

mrt thereof upto i

:ars.

(5)

Rs. 20/-

Rs. 10/-

Rs. 5/-

Rs. 10/-

Rs. 15/-

(In Bangladesh)

Rs. 15/-

for 3 years or Rs. 5/-

per year or part

thereof,

(In Bangladesh)

Rs. 15/-

(In Bangladesh)

Rs. 5/i

(In Bangladesh)

Rs. 10/-

(In Bangladesh)

Rs. 8/-

(In Sri Lanka)

Rs. 8/- for four years

r year

or Rs. 2/- per year

or part thereof.

On Sri Lanka)

Rs. 21-

(In Sri Lanka)

Rs. 8/-

(In Sri Lanka)

Rs. 5/-

(In Sri Lanka)

Rs. 10/-

i total

NOTE :—1. Wherever a passport or travel document has been issued initially for a lesjer period than the prescribed period, further

extension upto such prescribed period shall be given gratis.

2. Category 'A' countries are :

(a) all countries in North and South America;

(b) all countries in Europe including U.S.S.R.;

Republic, Sudan and Somalia):

(d) Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hongkong and Singapore.

Category 'B' countries are :

All countries excluding countries mentioned under categoiy 'A'"

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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY

TPART II—SEC. 3(i)-\

7. In schedule VI appended to the snid rules, the following Form shall be inserted at the end, namely ;

"FORM OF INDIA-SRTLANKA PASSPORT

(Front Cover)

INDIA-SRI LANKA PASSPORT

Emblom

REPUBLIC OF INDIA

(Inside front cover)

These are to request and require in the Name of the President of the Republic of India all those whom it may concern to allow the

bearer to pass freoly without let or hindrance, and to afford him or her every assistance and protection of which he or she may stand in

need.

Given at

the

day

19....

By order of the President of the Republic

(Page 1)

This Passport contains 32 pages.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

PASSPORT

This Passport is valid only for direct travel between India and Sri Lanka and may not be used for travel to any other country

No. of Passport i

Name

Bearer

Permanent Address in India/Sri Lanka

Village or Town

Police Station

District

State

Province

Accompanied by

NATIONAL STATUS

Children

(Page 2)

DESCRIPTION

Profession

Place and Date of Birth

Domicile

Height

Colour of eyes

Colour of hair

Visible distinguishing marks

Name of father and his address

If married lady or a widow name and address of husband

CHILDREN

Name

Date of birth

Male/Female

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(Page 3)

PHOTOGRAPH OF BEARER

PHOTO

Signature of bearer

OBSERVATIONS

(Page 4)

Unless renewed the validity of this Passport expires on

RENEWALS

(Page 5)

RENEWALS

(Pages 6 to 16)

VISAS

(.Pages 17 to 11)

ENDORSEMENTS

(Page 32)

REGULATION (in Hindi)

CAUTION (in Hindi)

(insiae oack cover)

REGULATIONS

1. This Passport is only available for travel to Sri Lanka.

2. The possession of this Passport clo;s not excnipl the bsarer from compliance with Visa & Immigration regulations of Sri Lanka and

the emigration regulations of India.

3. (i) A separate Passport must ba taken out for each person above fifteen years of age;

(ii) Children n i Jsr fifteen >ejrs of age may be included in the Passport of either parent whom they accompany.

4. A Passport can be revaliduled at any time after the expiry of its existing validity but within its total life.

5. This Passport should not be sent out of the country of residence by post.

CAUTION

1. THIS PASSPORT IS A VALUABLE DOCUMENT. IT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PASS INTO THE POSSESSION

OF ANY UNAUTHORISED PERSON. IF LOST OR DESTROYED THE FACT AND CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD EE IMMEDI-

ATELY REPORTED TO THE NEAREST "PASSPORT ISSUING AUTHORITY" IN INDIA OR (IF THE HOLDER IS IN SRI

LANKA) TO THE INDIAN MISSION AND TO THE LOCAL POLICE.

2. THIS PASSPORT MUST NOT BE ALTERED OR MUTILATED IN ANY WAY NOR ANY ENDORSEMENT MADE ON

IT BY ANY PERSON OTH ER THAN A DUTY AUTHORISED OFFICIAL.

3. THIS PASSPORT MAY Bli CANCELLED OR WITHDRAWN AT ANY TIME AT THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERN-

MENT OF INDIA, IN WHICH EVENT, THE HOLDER MUST SURRENDER THE PASSPORT TO THE NEAREST PASSPORT

ISSUING AUTHORITY.

4. THE PASSPORT IS A SURE MEANS OH ESTABLISHING THE HOLDER'S IDENTITY AND SHOULD THEREFORE

BE CARRIED PERSONALLY."

[No. VI/401/22/781

[No. VI/401/58/78]

K. D. SHARMA, Joint Secy.

866G1/78—2.

PRINTED UY THE MANAGER, COVT, OF INDIA PRESS, RING ROAD, NEW DELHI-110064

AND PUBLISHED BY TH12 CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI-110054, 1978