Passports Act, 1967
4. Classes of passports and travel documents
(1) The following classes of passports may be
issued under this Act, namely: -
(a) ordinary passport;
(b) official passport;
(c) diplomatic
passport.
(2) The following classes of travel documents
may be issued under this Act, namely:
(a) emergency
certificate authorizing a person to enter India;
(b) certificate of
identity for the purpose of establishing the identity of person;
(c) such other
certificate or document as may be prescribed.
(3) The Central Government shall, in
consonance with the usage and practice followed by it in this behalf, prescribe
the classes of persons to whom the classes of passports and travel documents
referred to respectively in sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) may be issued
under this Act.