Enlistment Act 1970 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Miscellaneous Provisions
32. Exit permits
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Subject to any regulations made under section 37, a person subject to this Act or a relevant child, shall not leave Singapore or remain outside Singapore unless he is in possession of a valid permit (referred to in this Act as exit permit) issued by the proper authority permitting him to do so.
person subject to this Act
“person subject to this Act” means a person who is a citizen of Singapore or a permanent resident thereof and who is not less than 16 years and 6 months of age and not more than 40 years of age or, in the case of a person who —(a)is an officer of the armed forces or a senior military expert; or(b)is skilled in an occupation which the Minister by notification in the Gazette designates as an occupation required to meet the needs of the armed forces,not more than 50 years of age;
A person to whom an exit permit under subsection (1) is granted shall return to Singapore before the expiry of the period for which he was allowed to stay outside Singapore.
Any relevant child within or outside Singapore who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.
Where any relevant child contravenes subsection (1) or (2), each parent within or outside Singapore of the relevant child shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.
In this section —
“parent”, in relation to a relevant child, includes a guardian and any person having the actual custody of the relevant child;
“relevant child” means a person who is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore and who is not less than 13 years of age but less than 16 years and 6 months of age.
permanent resident
“permanent resident” means any person who is not subject to any restriction as to his period of residence imposed under the provisions of any written law relating to immigration for the time being in force in Singapore;