Singapore legislation
Clause 5
Clause 5
Amendment of section 10
Section 10 of the Immigration Act is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the words “remain in Singapore” in subsection (1), the words “after he had ceased to be a citizen of Singapore or”;
by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsections:“(3) The Controller may, in his discretion —
at the time of issuing an entry permit under subsection (2), impose any condition as he thinks fit; or
at any time after the issue of an entry permit under subsection (2), vary or revoke any condition to which the entry permit is subject or impose any condition thereto.(3A) For the avoidance of doubt, the power of the Controller to vary, revoke or impose any condition under subsection (3)(b) may be exercised whether or not he is entitled to cancel the entry permit under this Act.”;
by deleting the words “any condition or imposing any additional condition on an entry permit” in subsection (4) and substituting the words “or imposing any condition on an entry permit under subsection (3)(b)”; and
by inserting, immediately after subsection (5), the following subsection:“(6) Any entry permit issued by the Controller before the date of commencement of the Immigration (Amendment) Act 2004 to any person who was in Singapore at the time he ceased to be a citizen of Singapore and who continued to remain in Singapore shall be deemed to have been validly issued and shall continue in force until it is cancelled.”.