Passport Act
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Übersetzung durch Neil Mussett
Translation provided by Neil Mussett
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| Chapter I: Passport regulations | |
| Section 1 | Passport requirement |
| Section 2 | Exemption from the passport requirement |
| Section 3 | Border crossing |
| Section 4 | Passport specimens |
| Section 5 | Length of validity |
| Section 6 | Passport issuance |
| Section 6a | Forms and procedures for collecting, checking and transmitting passport data |
| Section 7 | Refusal to issue a passport |
| Section 8 | Revocation of passports |
| Section 9 | Recording of measures taken pursuant to the Passport Act |
| Section 10 | Prohibition on travel out of the country |
| Section 11 | Invalid passports |
| Section 12 | Withdrawal |
| Section 13 | Confiscation |
| Section 14 | Immediate effect |
| Section 15 | Obligations of passport holders |
| Section 16 | Data protection provisions |
| Section 16a | Verification of identity using biometric data |
| Section 17 | Automated access to data files and automated storage by government agencies |
| Section 18 | Use in the private sector |
| Section 19 | Responsibility |
| Section 20 | Costs |
| Section 21 | Passport register |
| Section 22 | Processing and using data in the passport register |
| Section 22a | Electronic data transmission and automated retrieval of photographs |
| Section 23 | Authority to issue instructions |
| Chapter II: Provisions on punishment for criminal offences and fines | |
| Section 24 | Criminal offences |
| Section 25 | Administrative offences |
| Section 26 | Fining authorities |
| Chapter III: Final provisions | |
| Section 27 | General administrative provisions |
| Section 28 | Transitional provisions |