Immigration Act 1959 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Entry and Re-Entry Permits
14. Controller’s cancellation of and declarations regarding permits and certificates
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Where the holder of any permit seeks to enter Singapore accompanied by any child whose name is not endorsed upon that permit under section 12 and who is not otherwise entitled to enter Singapore under the provisions of this Act, the Controller may cancel the permit issued to that person.
Where, upon the arrival in Singapore of any person to whom a permit or certificate has been issued, the Controller is satisfied, as a result of inquiries made under section 24, 25, 25A or 26, or from other information, that the permit or certificate was issued as a result of any false representation or concealment of a material fact, the Controller may cancel the permit or certificate.
certificate
“certificate” means a certificate of status issued under the provisions of any regulations made under section 55;
Where at any time during the period of validity of any permit or certificate, the Controller is satisfied that the holder of the permit or certificate is a prohibited immigrant, the Controller must cancel the permit or certificate.
Controller
“Controller” means the Controller of Immigration appointed under section 3;
Where any person has entered or remains in Singapore by virtue of a permit or certificate, and the Controller is satisfied that —
any material statement made in or in connection with the application for the permit or certificate was false or misleading;
the person is a prohibited immigrant; or
the holder of the permit or certificate has contravened any provision of this Act or the regulations or any condition of the permit or certificate,the Controller may cancel the permit or certificate issued to that person, and may declare at any time after the date of the entry or date of the issue of the permit or certificate that the presence of that person in Singapore is unlawful.
If the Controller cancels a person’s re‑entry permit under subsection (4)(c) for the contravention of any condition of the re‑entry permit, the Controller may cancel that person’s entry permit (whether or not that person has contravened any condition of the entry permit).
entry permit
“entry permit” means a permit to enter or remain in Singapore issued under section 10;
If the Controller cancels a person’s permit or certificate under subsection (2), (3), (4) or (5), or makes a declaration against the person under subsection (4), the Controller must give notice of the cancellation or declaration to the person.
[Deleted by Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024]