(1) According to clause (e) of sub-rule (1) of rule 18, when issuing a new passport, the number of the lost passport and the details of the person in whose name the passport has been issued shall be disclosed by the Lost Passport Cancellation Notification Office. It should be given to the relevant office of the Government of Nepal and the foreign mission in Nepal and the Interpol office in Nepal.

(2) If the passport of a Nepali citizen has been lost abroad and an application is made to the mission for a new passport, the number of the lost passport and the name in whose name the passport was issued. Details should be given to the lost passport cancellation notification office, local immigration office and foreign mission. (3) When a new passport is issued in accordance with sub-rule (1) of rule 18, the procedure specified by the ministry shall be mentioned in that passport.

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