Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Immigration (Amendment) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 2

Section 2 of the Immigration Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Controller”, the following definition:“ “Controller of Work Permits” means the Controller of Work Permits appointed under section 3 of the Employment of Foreign Workers Act (Cap. 91A);”;

(b)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (c) of the definition of “entry”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(ca)in the case of a child born in Singapore on or after the date of commencement of the Immigration (Amendment) Act 2004 who is not a citizen of Singapore, his birth in Singapore; and”;

(c)

by deleting the words “enter and remain” in the definition of “pass” and substituting the words “remain, or enter and remain,”; and

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “permit”, the following definition:“ “personal identifier” means an image, a measurement or a recording of a person or any part of a person, or any particulars, information or record for the purpose of identifying or authenticating the identity of a person, as specified in the Schedule;”.