Passport Act Article 24
Passports shall not be seized except in circumstances specified by the law.When a passport holder presents a passport, the Competent Authority or Overseas Mission shall seize it in the event of any one of the following circumstances:1. The passport has been forged or altered, or uses a false identity; the information contained in the application is false; or forged, altered, or illegally acquired documents are used for the application.2. The passport holder is abroad, in the Mainland Area, Hong Kong, or Macau, and any of the circumstances described in Subparagraph 2 or Subparagraph 3 of Paragraph 1 of the preceding Article apply.Forged passports shall be confiscated regardless of who the bearer is.
中文原文 護照條例第24條
護照非依法律,不得扣留。
持照人向主管機關或駐外館處出示護照時,有下列情形之一者,主管機關或駐外館處應扣留其護照:
一、護照係偽造或變造、冒用身分、申請資料虛偽不實或以不法取得、偽造、變造之證件申請。
二、持照人在外國、大陸地區、香港或澳門,經查有前條第一項第二款或第三款情形。
偽造護照,不問何人所有者,均應予以沒入。
持照人向主管機關或駐外館處出示護照時,有下列情形之一者,主管機關或駐外館處應扣留其護照:
一、護照係偽造或變造、冒用身分、申請資料虛偽不實或以不法取得、偽造、變造之證件申請。
二、持照人在外國、大陸地區、香港或澳門,經查有前條第一項第二款或第三款情形。
偽造護照,不問何人所有者,均應予以沒入。