Clause 3

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), a person shall be deemed to be ordinarily resident in Singapore on the prescribed date in a year if, on that date —

the person is not resident in Singapore but has resided in Singapore for an aggregate of 2 years during the period of 5 years immediately preceding the prescribed date; or

the person is —

a member of the Singapore Armed Forces on full-time training or service outside Singapore;

a public officer or an employee of any public authority employed in full-time service outside Singapore;

a public officer or an employee of a public authority on full-time training outside Singapore;

a citizen of Singapore of not less than 21 years of age on full-time training outside Singapore that is sponsored by the Government or any public authority;

employed outside Singapore by an international organisation of which Singapore is a member or by any other body or organisation designated by the President under Article 135(1)(c)(ii) of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore; or

the spouse or a parent, child or dependent of any person referred to in sub-paragraph (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) and is living with that person.”;

by inserting, immediately after the word “shown” in subsection (2)(c) and in the 4th line of subsection (3), the words “on the prescribed date”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “place of residence” in the last line of subsection (3), the words “or is an address situated outside Singapore”;

by deleting the words “and (2)” in subsection (4) and substituting the words “, (1A) and (2)”; and (e)by inserting, immediately after subsection (5), the following subsection:“(6) For the purposes of this section, the contact address of the holder of an identity card referred to in section 8(2) of the National Registration Act (Cap. 201) shall be regarded as his latest address in the register maintained by the Commissioner of National Registration.”.