Immigration Act 1959 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Procedure on Arrival in and Departure from Singapore
27. Power to send person to depot for further examination
Feedback & supportWhere an immigration officer is in doubt as to the right of any person to enter Singapore, it is lawful for that officer to direct the person to an immigration depot and, in that case, that person must proceed immediately to that depot and must remain there until permitted to leave by that officer.
immigration officer
“immigration officer” means any person appointed under section 3;
No person shall, except on the written order of the Minister, be so detained for any period exceeding 7 days except that the Controller may, in his or her discretion, and pending the completion of inquiries regarding that person, release that person from the immigration depot on such terms and conditions as the Controller may think fit, and for that purpose the Controller may issue to that person a pass in the prescribed form.
Controller
“Controller” means the Controller of Immigration appointed under section 3;
Any person who refuses or neglects to comply with any directions given by an immigration officer under subsection (1), or who leaves an immigration depot in contravention of that subsection, shall be guilty of an offence.
immigration depot
“immigration depot” means any place designated by the Controller for the examination, inspection or detention of persons under this Act;