(1) When an immigration control official takes custody of a passport or a seafarer's identity document under Article 5 of the Act, he or she shall notify the holder of the passport or seafarer's identity document of the ground therefor and may notify the head of an issuing agency of such fact. <Amended on Jun. 15, 2015; Sep. 29, 2016>
(2) In either of the following cases, the Head of an Immigration Office (hereinafter referred to as the "Head of an Immigration Office"), the head of an immigration office (hereinafter referred to as "head of an office"), or the head of a branch office of an Immigration Office or the head of an immigration branch office (hereinafter referred to as "head of a branch office") may send a passport or a seafarer's identity document in his or her custody under Article 5 of the Act to the head of a requesting agency or issuing agency: <Amended on Jun. 15, 2015; Sep. 29, 2016; May 8, 2018>
1. Where requested to submit by the head of an investigative agency for investigations;
2. Where requested by the head of the issuing agency.[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 1, 2011]