Schedule 1 · Definitions relating to national digital identity service

FIRST SCHEDULESections 2(1), 8B(6)(a) and 20Definitions relating to national digital identity service1.—

In this Act —“application”, in relation to the national digital identity service, means the mobile software application known as “Singpass” published under the name of “Government Technology Agency” that is registered to a user;“biometric identifier”, in relation to the national digital identity service, means an image or video, or an aggregation of images or videos, of a user’s face captured electronically through the national digital identity service;“national digital identity service” means the electronic service known as “Singpass” that is owned by the Government, by which the identity of an individual may be authenticated;“user”, in relation to the national digital identity service, means an individual who has an account registered with the national digital identity service.

In section 8B, a reference to a credential of another person in relation to the national digital identity service is a reference to a password, access code or biometric identifier of that other person in relation to the national digital identity service, or any application registered with the national digital identity service in the identity of that other person.[Act 16 of 2023 wef 08/02/2024][Act 21 of 2025 wef 30/12/2025]