Singapore legislation

Section 23

of Passports Act 2007

Section 23

Reasons relating to law enforcement

(1)

The Controller may cancel any Singapore passport or Singapore travel document that has been issued to a person, or refuse to issue any Singapore passport or Singapore travel document to a person, if the Controller believes on reasonable grounds that —

(a)

the person is the subject of a warrant of arrest issued in Singapore in respect of an arrestable offence against any written law which is prescribed; or

(b)

the person (including a person who is in prison) is prevented from travelling internationally by force of —

(i)

a condition of parole, or of an undertaking or a surety, bail bond or licence for early release from prison, granted under any written law; or

(ii)

any written law, or an order or other direction (however described) under any written law.

(2)

In this section, “prevented from travelling internationally” includes being —

(a)

required to remain in Singapore;

(b)

required to surrender a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document;

(c)

not permitted to apply for a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document; or

(d)

not permitted to obtain a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document.

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