Act No. 53 / 1949 Coll.
Law on passports
Valid
Effective from 01.04.1949
53.
Law
of 23 February 1949
about passports.
The National Assembly of the Czechoslovak Republic decided on the following Act:
Czechoslovak passports.
Citizens of the Czechoslovak Republic and persons deemed to be under the relevant regulations may, unless otherwise provided under this Act, cross the border of the Czechoslovak Republic or reside abroad only with a valid Czechoslovak passport.
(1) Unless otherwise provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3, the Czechoslovak passports shall be issued by or on behalf of the Ministry of the Interior by an authority subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior which shall entrust the Order in the Official Journal.
(2) The persons referred to in § 1, residing abroad, issue Czechoslovak passports on behalf of the Ministry of the Interior to the representative offices of the Czechoslovak Republic, which will be designated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in agreement with the Ministry of Interior by a decree in the Official Journal.
(3) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues in agreement with the Ministry of Interior
(a) diplomatic passports to persons for whom this is justified by international practice;
(b) specific passports (in particular official passports) to persons entrusted with an official mission with foreign governments or international authorities, as well as persons going abroad or staying there with another official mission.
(4) The provisions of paragraphs 1 to 3 also apply to the extension of time and the extension of the territorial validity of Czechoslovak passports.
(5) There is no legal right to issue, extend and extend the territorial validity of the Czechoslovak passport.
The authority competent pursuant to Article 2 may withdraw the Czechoslovak passport issued, if it shortens its time or limits its territorial validity to persons whose travel abroad, after further residence abroad, could jeopardise the interests of national security or other public interests, in particular economic interests.
The Ministry of the Interior shall, by means of an order in the Official Journal, determine the data contained in the Czechoslovak passport, the period for which it may be issued, the period for which it may be issued, the period for which it may be renewed, the manner in which, and with which documents, the applications for its extradition, the extension of its time or the extension of its territorial validity, and in which cases and for which persons a common Czechoslovak passport may be issued.
Passports of foreigners.
A stranger may, unless otherwise provided under this Act, cross the border of the Czechoslovak Republic or reside in it only with a valid passport issued to him by the competent authority of his home State, which contains the main identity details of a stranger and whose territorial validity applies to the Czechoslovak Republic (passports of foreigners).
(1) Where exceptional circumstances or interests of state security, other public interests, in particular economic interests or reasons for reciprocity so require, the Ministry of the Interior may, by means of an order published in an agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, provide that travel passports of aliens must be accompanied by Czechoslovak visas (visa requirement) and, at the same time, designate the authorities which grant and may revoke the visa. In the same way, the visa requirement shall be abolished and its scope changed.
(2) There is no legal entitlement to the visa. There shall be no appeal from a decision refusing to grant a visa or invalidating it.
Provisions common and final.
(1) The Ministry of the Interior may, by means of a decree in the Official Journal, provide for general exceptions or concessions from the passport requirement, in particular for border traffic. In the same way, in particular for the implementation of international agreements, it may determine which licences replace Czechoslovak passports or foreign passports, after which conditions.
(2) Exemptions or concessions under this Act or regulations issued under it in respect of individual cases or groups of cases may be authorised by the Ministry of the Interior or by the authority empowered by it.
(1) Anyone who violates the provisions of this law or the regulations issued pursuant to it will be punished, if not for a more severe criminal offence, for an administrative offence of up to 50 000 Kcs or by a prison (lockdown) within 6 months. If they are a person who has already been lawfully punished under this law or under the regulations which they replace, both of these penalties may be imposed. If a fine has been imposed, a replacement prison sentence (lock-down) shall be imposed at the same time in the event of non-availability, depending on the rate of guilt within six months.
(2) The offence referred to in paragraph 1 shall be punishable in the same way as the completed act.
(3) Those who, by way of order, confirmation, instruction, advice, promise, assistance or otherwise intentionally cause or facilitate the commission of an offence referred to in paragraph 1 by another person (perpetrator) shall be liable in the same way as the offender, unless the offender is more severely punishable, even if the offender cannot be prosecuted or convicted of the offence.
(1) The Act of 29 March 1928, No. 55 Coll., on passports, is hereby repealed. However, the provisions issued under that law remain without prejudice, in particular the provisions on visa obligations, unless they contravene that law and unless otherwise provided under that law.
(2) The Law of 29 May 1947, No 107 Coll., on measures to prevent the unauthorised crossing of national borders and the provisions laid down therein, remain unaffected. Furthermore, the provisions of Section 40 of the Act of 6 October 1948, No. 231 Coll., for the protection of the People's Democratic Republic, the Law of Defense and the regulations issued under it and the rules on emigration, on reporting of the population and on the authorisation of residence for foreigners remain unaffected.
This Act shall take effect on 1 April 1949; It shall be implemented by the Minister for the Interior in agreement with participating members of the Government.
Gottwald v. r.
Dr John v. r.
Zaporocký v. r.
Nosek v. r.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Act No. 53 / 1949 Coll., on passports |
|---|---|
| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 11.03.1949 |
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| Effective from | 01.04.1949 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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