11. Forms of pass ort or travel documents. - A passport or travel document issued under the Act shall be in the appropriate form set out in Part III of Sch. III.
Provided that with effect from the date of the commencement of the Passport (2nd Amendment) Rules, 1990, the form of ordinary passport shall be as specified in Form P-3A of Pt. III of Sch. III.
Provided that with effect from the date of the commencement of the Passport (2nd Amendment) Rules, 1992, the forms of diplomatic, official of India, and Sri Lanka passport shall be as specified in Form P-lA, Form P-2A and Form P-7A, respectively, of Part III, the following form shall be inserted, namely:
(ii) In Sch. III, in Part III, the following forms shall be inserted, namely:
(a) After Form P-1, “Form P- IA”
(b) After Form P-2, “Form P-2A”
(c) After Form P-7, “Form P-7A”
3. It is clarified that Passports issued in the existing format, i.e. P-1, P-2 and P-7, upto the date of enforcement of this notification as mentioned above in rule (2), shall remain valid till the period of validly indicated on each such passport by the concerned Passport Issuing Authority.
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