Singapore legislation
Clause 13
Clause 13
Amendment of section 19
Section 19 of the principal Act is amended —
by deleting the words “or re‑registration” in subsection (2)(a);
by deleting paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (2) and substituting the following paragraphs:“(c)the obligation of a person to furnish information and documents for the purposes of the person’s registration, or the alteration of any particulars of the person entered in the register, under this Act;
the taking and recording of personal identifiers of persons registered or required to be registered under this Act;”;
by inserting, immediately after the word “replacement” in subsection (2)(g), the words “and cancellation”;
by deleting paragraph (j) of subsection (2) and substituting the following paragraph:“(j)the surrender or return of identity cards, whether by the holders of the identity cards or other persons;”;
by deleting the words “or any regulations made thereunder; and” in subsection (2)(o) and substituting a semi‑colon;
by deleting the full‑stop at the end of paragraph (p) of subsection (2) and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraphs:“(q)subject to Part XIX of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68) and section 14D of the National Library Board Act (Cap. 197), the destruction of identity cards issued, and documents obtained by the Commissioner or registration officers, under this Act; and
the prescribing of anything that is required or permitted to be prescribed under this Act.”; and
by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(3) The regulations may provide that a contravention of any provision of the regulations shall be an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $3,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or with both.”.