Singapore legislation
Section 8
Section 8
Entry or alteration of names in register
(1)
The name of a person to be entered in the register and, where the person’s name in the register is to be altered, the person’s altered name to be entered in the register —
must be in a form expressed in characters in the modern English alphabet;
may include a permitted character; and
must not exceed the number of characters permitted in the electronic form of the register for the entry of a name.
(2)
The Commissioner may refuse to enter or alter the name of a person in the register if the name (including the altered name) —
contains anything that represents or resembles a title, a rank or an award;
where the name adopts a patronymic or matronymic naming system to signify lineage, includes any expression or abbreviation (for the purpose of that naming system) that does not correspond to the person’s gender entered or to be entered in the register;
is obscene or offensive; or
is contrary to the public interest.
(3)
In subsection (1)(b), “permitted character” has the meaning given by section 9A(2) of the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1937.[6A