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Immigration Act 1959 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Removal from Singapore
32. Removal of illegal immigrants
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Last amended by an amending law of 2023.
(1)
Any person who is convicted of an offence under section 5, 6, 8 or 9 is liable to be removed from Singapore by order of the Controller.
Controller
Defined · s 2
“Controller” means the Controller of Immigration appointed under section 3;
(1A)
If a person is ordered to be removed from Singapore under subsection (1), the Controller may repatriate the person to —
(a)
the person’s place of embarkation;
(b)
the country of the person’s birth or citizenship; or
(c)
any other place designated by the Controller.
(2)
A citizen of Singapore convicted of an offence under section 5 must not be ordered to be removed from Singapore under this section.