Passports Act 1967
Section 2 :
Definitions :
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
(a) departure, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means departure from India by water, land or air;
(b) passport means a passport issued or deemed to have been issued under this Act;
(c) passport authority means an officer or authority empowered under rules made under this Act to issue passports or travel documents and includes the Central Government;
(d) prescribed means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(e) travel document means a travel document issued or deemed to have been issued under this Act.
