29. Medical examination

For the purpose of exercising his or her powers and carrying out his or her functions and duties under this Act or the regulations, an immigration officer may require any person who desires to enter Singapore, or to whom a permit, pass or certificate has been issued, to submit to an examination by a registered medical practitioner.

The registered medical practitioner must, upon completion of an examination of a person under subsection (1), submit a copy of the results of the examination to the Controller.

Despite the provisions of any other written law or rule of law, a registered medical practitioner must, if required by the Controller for the purposes of exercising his or her powers and carrying out his or her functions and duties under this Act or the regulations, furnish the Controller with a copy of any medical record relating to a person who has been examined pursuant to subsection (1) as the Controller may require.

Any person to whom a permit, pass or certificate has been issued who, without reasonable excuse, refuses to submit to an examination when required by an immigration officer under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

The Controller may cancel the permit, pass or certificate of any person who refuses to submit to any examination when required to do so by an immigration officer under subsection (1).

If the Controller cancels a person’s permit, pass or certificate under subsection (5), the Controller must give notice of the cancellation to the person.

[Deleted by Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024]

In this section, “registered medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Registration Act 1997 who is employed in any hospital or medical institution and is designated by name or office by the Controller in writing for the purposes of this section.