Singapore legislation

Section 5

of National Registration Act 1965

Section 5

Establishment of register

Amended by32/201632/2016

(1)

The Commissioner must cause to be kept and maintained a register of all persons in Singapore who are registered or required to be registered under this Act.

Amended by32/2016

(2)

The register is to be in the form that the Commissioner thinks fit, and must contain —

(a)

the name and gender of every person registered or required to be registered under this Act; and

(b)

any other particulars of that person that the Commissioner considers necessary.

Amended by32/2016

(3)

A copy of or extract from any document, including a copy produced by way of microfilm or computer print-out, filed or lodged at the office of the Commissioner, certified to be a true copy or an extract under the hand and seal of the Commissioner is in any proceedings admissible in evidence as of equal validity with the original document.[4

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