Singapore legislation

Clause 57

Amendment of section 57

In the principal Act, in section 57 —

(a)

in subsections (1)(e) and (13), replace “36” with “36(1)”;

(b)

in subsection (1), replace paragraph (k) with —“(k)obtains or attempts to obtain any entry permit, re‑entry permit, pass, Singapore visa or certificate for himself or herself, or for any other person, by giving information (whether in or outside Singapore) which the firstmentioned person knows —

(i)

is false or misleading in a material particular; or

(ii)

omits any matter or thing without which the information is misleading in a material particular;

(ka)obtains or attempts to obtain any entry permit, re‑entry permit, pass, Singapore visa or certificate for himself or herself, or for any other person, by giving information (whether in or outside Singapore) that —

(i)

is false or misleading in a material particular; or

(ii)

omits any matter or thing without which the information is misleading in a material particular;”;

(c)

after subsection (1), insert —“(1AAA) An offence under subsection (1)(ka) is a strict liability offence.”;

(d)

in subsections (1AA)(b)(i) and (d) and (1A), delete “, subject to sections 325(1) and 330(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010,”;

(e)

in subsection (1AA)(g), delete “, (k)”;

(f)

in subsection (1AA)(g), delete “and” at the end;

(g)

in subsection (1AA), after paragraph (g), insert —“(ga)in the case of an offence under subsection (1)(k), shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $8,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both;

(gb)in the case of an offence under subsection (1)(ka), shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $4,000; and”;

(h)

in subsection (1B), replace “sections 325(1) and 330(1)” with “section 325(1)(a) or (b)”;

(i)

after subsection (3), insert —“(3A) If a person is ordered to be removed from Singapore under subsection (3), the Controller may repatriate the person to —

(a)

the person’s place of embarkation;

(b)

the country of the person’s birth or citizenship; or

(c)

any other place designated by the Controller.”; and

(j)

replace subsection (14) with —“(14) A reference to a permit or pass in subsections (7D) and (10) in relation to a person is a reference to —

(a)

the original permit or pass issued (in a physical or an electronic form) to that person under this Act or the regulations; or

(b)

an electronic copy, or a prescribed electronic record displaying the details, of that permit or pass which —

(i)

is made available to that person on any prescribed electronic service; or

(ii)

satisfies the prescribed requirements.”.

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