Singapore legislation

Section 27

of Passports Act 2007

Section 27

Children

Amended by30/201930/2019

(1)

The Controller must not issue a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document to a child unless —

(a)

the following person (whichever is applicable) consents to the child travelling internationally:

(i)

a person who has parental responsibility for the child;

(ii)

where the child is the subject of —

(A)

a voluntary care agreement under which the Director‑General of Social Welfare, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally;

(B)

an order under section 54(1)(b) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993 under which the Director‑General of Social Welfare, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally; or

(C)

an order under section 56(2) or section 57 (read with section 56) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993 under which the Director‑General of Social Welfare, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally,the Director‑General of Social Welfare, protector or care‑giver, as the case may be; or

(b)

an order of a court permits the child to travel internationally.

Amended by30/2019

(2)

In this section, “care-giver”, “protector” and “voluntary care agreement” have the meanings given by section 2(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993.

Amended by30/2019