Singapore legislation
Clause 8
Clause 8
Validity of Singapore passport
(1)
Subject to subsection (2) or unless earlier cancelled, every Singapore ordinary passport shall be valid —
for a period not exceeding 11 years for Singapore ordinary passports issued before 1st April 2005; or
for a period not exceeding 6 years for Singapore ordinary passports issued on or after 1st April 2005.
(2)
Unless earlier cancelled, every Singapore diplomatic passport or Singapore official passport shall be valid for such period as may be specified therein.
(3)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Minister may, in any particular case, if satisfied that good reasons exist and that it would be in the interests of the proper administration of this Act to do so, direct that any Singapore ordinary passport shall be issued for a period shorter than that stated in that subsection.
(4)
The Minister may, by notification published in the Gazette, increase the validity period specified in subsection (1)(b) for all Singapore ordinary passports issued on or after such date as is specified in the notification.