Section 5: Cancellation or withdrawal of passport etc

(1) The Minister may, at any time, cancel or withdraw any passport issued to any person if-
(a) the passport is obtained by fraud;
(b) the passport has expired;
(c) a person unlawfully holds more than one passport at the same time;
(d) it is in the public interest so to do.
(2) The number of the passport, name and particulars of the holder of any passport withdrawn or cancelled pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall be published in the Federal Gazette.
(3) An offence under this Act shall be triable in a magistrate's court.