Criminal Procedure Code 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Arrest and Bail and Processes to Compel Appearance
112. Surrender of travel document
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Despite any other written law —
a police officer of or above the rank of sergeant, with the written consent of an authorised officer;
the head or an authorised director of any other law enforcement agency or a person of a similar rank; or
any officer of a prescribed law enforcement agency, with the written consent of the head or an authorised director of that law enforcement agency or a person of a similar rank,may require a person whom he or she has reasonable grounds for believing has committed any offence to surrender the person’s travel document.
Any person who fails to surrender his or her travel document as required under subsection (1) may be arrested and taken before a Magistrate.
travel document
“travel document” means a passport and includes any document issued by any State (including Singapore) or territory for the purpose of facilitating travel by the holder thereof;
If the person arrested and taken before the Magistrate under subsection (2) is unable to show good reasons for not surrendering his or her travel document, the Magistrate may commit him or her to prison until he or she surrenders his or her travel document.
For the purposes of subsection (3), a certificate signed by an authorised officer, or the head or an authorised director of any law enforcement agency or a person of a similar rank, or the head or an authorised director of any prescribed law enforcement agency or a person of a similar rank (as the case may be) to the effect that the prisoner has complied with the requirements to surrender his or her travel document is sufficient warrant for the Commissioner of Prisons to release the prisoner.
signed
“signed” or “signature” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Electronic Transactions Act 2010;
Any person who has surrendered that person’s travel document under this section must not leave, or attempt to leave, Singapore unless —
that person has applied under section 113 for the return of that travel document; and
that travel document is returned to that person.
Any person who knowingly contravenes subsection (4A) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.
In this section and section 113 —
“authorised director”, in relation to a law enforcement agency, means a director of that law enforcement agency who is authorised to perform the duties, and exercise the powers, under this section and section 113 of the head of that law enforcement agency;
law enforcement agency
“law enforcement agency” means any authority or person charged with the duty of investigating offences or charging offenders under any written law;
“authorised officer” means a police officer of or above the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police who is authorised by the Commissioner of Police to give a written consent mentioned in subsection (1)(a);
police officer
“police officer” has the meaning given by the Police Force Act 2004;
“prescribed law enforcement agency” means a law enforcement agency prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1)(c) by the Minister charged with the responsibility for that law enforcement agency.