Immigration Act 1959 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Entry and Re-Entry Permits
15. Unlawful entry or presence in Singapore
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A person must not remain in Singapore after the cancellation of any permit or certificate, or after the making of a declaration under section 14(4) or after the expiration or notification to him or her, in such manner as may be prescribed, of the cancellation of any pass relating to or issued to him or her unless he or she is otherwise entitled or authorised to remain in Singapore under the provisions of this Act or the regulations.
A person must not remain in Singapore in contravention of section 62.
Any person who contravenes, without reasonable cause, this section shall be guilty of an offence and —
in the case where he or she remains unlawfully for a period not exceeding 90 days, shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $4,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both;
in the case where he or she remains unlawfully for a period exceeding 90 days, shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months and shall also be punished with caning with not less than 3 strokes, or where by virtue of section 325(1)(a) or (b) of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 he or she is not punishable with caning, he or she shall, in lieu of caning, be punished with a fine not exceeding $6,000.