Passports Act 2007

the Controller;

any immigration officer authorised by the Minister for the purposes of that provision;

any diplomatic or consular officer of the Government in any foreign country, or any Trade Commissioner of Singapore in any foreign country, authorised by the Minister for the purposes of that provision; or

any other public officer authorised by the Minister for the purposes of that provision;

any paper or other material where there is writing;

any paper or other material on which there are marks, figures, symbols or perforations that are —

capable of being given a meaning by persons qualified to interpret them; or

capable of being responded to by a computer, a machine or an electronic device; or

any article or material from which information is capable of being reproduced with or without the aid of any other article or device;

a passport; or

a document issued for travel purposes (whether or not also issued for another purpose),that is issued by or on behalf of the government of a foreign country or an international organisation approved by the Minister;

a Singapore ordinary passport;

a Singapore diplomatic passport; or

a Singapore official passport,issued by or on behalf of the Government under this Act;

a Singapore temporary travel document;

a Singapore document of identity or other emergency travel document issued under section 16; or

a Singapore travel document of the kind prescribed under section 18.

a document —

that is not a Singapore passport but purports to be a Singapore passport; or

that is not a Singapore travel document but purports to be a Singapore travel document; or

a document that is a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document —

that has been altered by a person who is not authorised to alter that document; or

that purports to have been altered on a date on which, or at a place at which, or otherwise in circumstances in which, it was not in fact made or altered.

a document that purports to be a passport, or a document for travel purposes, issued by or on behalf of —

the government of a foreign country; or

an international organisation approved by the Minister for the purposes of the definition of “foreign travel document” under subsection (1),but that was not issued by or on behalf of that government or international organisation; or

a document that is a foreign travel document that has been altered by a person who is not authorised to alter that document.

the person is the child’s parent;

under any order of court, the child is to live with the person; or

the person is entitled to guardianship or custody of the child under any written law.

be an image of, or a measurement or recording of, an external part of the human body or a person’s voice; and

not be an identifier the obtaining of which would involve the taking of an intimate sample within the meaning of section 13A of the Registration of Criminals Act 1949.

directions of a general character, and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as to the exercise of the powers and discretions conferred on the Controller by this Act; and (b)the duties required to be discharged by the Controller under this Act, and the Controller must give effect to all such directions given.

that the applicant is a citizen of Singapore in the case of a Singapore ordinary passport;

that the applicant is a citizen of Singapore who is travelling for diplomatic or official purposes, or is a dependent of a person who is travelling for diplomatic or official purposes, in the case of a Singapore diplomatic passport or a Singapore official passport; and

of the identity of the applicant in all cases.

such conditions as may be prescribed for that class of Singapore passport; and

any other conditions that the Controller may specify in any particular case.

such alterations or additions as may be necessary to render accurate the particulars recorded in the Singapore passport regarding the identity or status of the holder of that Singapore passport; and

such conditions as may be prescribed for that class of Singapore passport or such other conditions as the Controller may specify in that particular case.

that the applicant is a citizen of Singapore; and

of the identity of the person.

such conditions as may be prescribed for temporary travel documents; and

such other conditions as the Controller may specify in any particular case.

the Controller has reasonable cause to believe that the person is a citizen of Singapore;

the Controller has reasonable cause to believe that —

the person’s Singapore passport has been lost or stolen or destroyed or is temporarily unavailable; or

an emergency has affected the availability of the information necessary to ascertain whether or not that person is already the holder of a Singapore passport; and

the person wishes to travel immediately, but, for reasons of passport security and integrity, the Controller considers that it is not desirable to issue that person with a Singapore passport.

be made to the Controller in the approved form;

be accompanied by the applicant’s prescribed particulars (which may include personal identifiers), and such other particulars, information and documents as may be specified by the Controller in any particular case; and

be accompanied by the fee prescribed, if any.

such conditions as may be prescribed for Singapore travel documents of that kind; and

such other conditions as the Controller may specify in any particular case.

be made to the Controller in the approved form;

be accompanied by the applicant’s prescribed particulars (which may include personal identifiers), and such other particulars, information and documents as may be specified by the Controller in any particular case; and

be accompanied by the fee prescribed, if any.

the citizen of Singapore is the holder of another Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document that is still valid at the time when the Singapore passport applied for is to be issued;

a competent authority makes a request under section 24(1) to the Controller to refuse the Singapore passport, and section 24(4) does not apply;

the Controller believes on reasonable grounds that the citizen —

is a person mentioned in section 23(1) or 24(5); or

has, in the 10 years before the application for the Singapore passport is made, been convicted of an offence under this Act or the repealed Act, or of an arrestable offence against any written law that is prescribed; or

the Controller is aware of a circumstance in section 25, 26 or 27 whereby it would be lawful for the Controller to refuse to issue the Singapore passport to the citizen.

the person is the holder of another Singapore travel document of the same kind and that Singapore travel document is still valid at the time when the Singapore travel document applied for is to be issued;

a competent authority makes a request under section 24(1) to the Controller to refuse the Singapore travel document, and section 24(4) does not apply;

the Controller believes on reasonable grounds that the person —

is a person mentioned in section 23(1) or 24(5); or

has, in the 3 years before the application for the Singapore travel document is made, been convicted of an offence under this Act or the repealed Act, or of an arrestable offence against any written law that is prescribed; or

the Controller is aware of a circumstance in section 27 whereby it would be lawful for the Controller to refuse to issue the Singapore travel document to the person.

the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document —

has been reported lost or stolen; or (ii)is so damaged or defaced as to render it, in the opinion of the Controller, unsuitable for use;

the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document is still valid at the time when the person applies for, or is issued with, another Singapore passport or Singapore travel document;

there is reasonable cause to believe that the particulars recorded in the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document are incorrect;

the holder of the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document is convicted of —

in the case of the holder of a Singapore passport — an arrestable offence against any written law which is prescribed for the purposes of section 19(2)(c);

in the case of the holder of a Singapore travel document — an arrestable offence against any written law which is prescribed for the purposes of section 20(2)(c); or

in any case — an offence under this Act or the repealed Act;

a competent authority makes a request under section 24(1) to the Controller to cancel the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document, and section 24(4) does not apply;

the Controller believes on reasonable grounds that the holder is a person mentioned in section 23(1) or 24(5);

the Controller becomes aware of a circumstance that would have required or permitted the Controller to refuse to issue a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document to the person because of section 7(1) or 13(1) or of any provision in this Part, had the Controller been aware of the circumstance immediately before issuing the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document, as the case may be; or

in the case of a Singapore passport or a Singapore temporary travel document — the holder has ceased to be a citizen of Singapore.

a Singapore passport is issued to the holder of the Singapore document of identity;

another Singapore document of identity is issued under section 16 to the holder thereof in substitution for the first one;

there is reasonable cause to believe that the particulars recorded in the Singapore document of identity are incorrect;

there is reasonable cause to believe that the Singapore document of identity has been obtained by means of any false statement or any statement that is false in a material particular;

the Singapore document of identity has expired;

the Singapore document of identity is so damaged or defaced as to render it, in the opinion of the Controller, unsuitable for use; or

the Singapore document of identity has been reported lost or stolen.

the person is the subject of a warrant of arrest issued in Singapore in respect of an arrestable offence against any written law which is prescribed; or

the person (including a person who is in prison) is prevented from travelling internationally by force of —

a condition of parole, or of an undertaking or a surety, bail bond or licence for early release from prison, granted under any written law; or

any written law, or an order or other direction (however described) under any written law.

required to remain in Singapore;

required to surrender a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document;

not permitted to apply for a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document; or

not permitted to obtain a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document.

if a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document were issued to a person, the person would be likely to engage in conduct that —

might prejudice the security of Singapore or any other country;

might endanger the health or physical safety of other persons (whether in Singapore or another country);

might constitute an offence under this Act; or

might constitute an arrestable offence against any written law which is prescribed; and

the person should be refused a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document in order to prevent the person from engaging in the conduct,the competent authority may make a written request to the Controller —

to cancel any Singapore passport or Singapore travel document that has been issued to the person; or

to refuse to issue any Singapore passport or Singapore travel document to the person.

whether or not the person has applied for a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document;

whether or not a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document has been issued to the person; and

whether or not that person is a citizen of Singapore.

cancel the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document of the person; or

refuse to issue a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document to the person.

cancel the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document of the person; or

refuse to issue a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document to the person,if that request relating to the person has been withdrawn by the competent authority or is no longer considered by the Controller to be current.

if a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document were issued to the person, the person would be likely to engage in conduct that —

might prejudice the security of Singapore or any other country;

might endanger the health or physical safety of other persons (whether in Singapore or another country);

might constitute an offence under this Act; or

might constitute an arrestable offence mentioned in subsection (1)(a)(iv); and

the person should be refused a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document in order to prevent the person from engaging in the conduct.

the following person (whichever is applicable) consents to the child travelling internationally:

a person who has parental responsibility for the child;

where the child is the subject of —

a voluntary care agreement under which the Director‑General of Social Welfare, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally;

an order under section 54(1)(b) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993 under which the Director‑General of Social Welfare, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally; or

an order under section 56(2) or section 57 (read with section 56) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993 under which the Director‑General of Social Welfare, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally,the Director‑General of Social Welfare, protector or care‑giver, as the case may be; or

an order of a court permits the child to travel internationally.

to refuse to issue a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document; (b)to refuse to extend a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document; or

to cancel a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document,other than a decision made because of a warrant of arrest issued in Singapore against the person, the person may, within 14 days after being notified of the decision (or such longer period as the Minister allows in exceptional circumstances, whether before or after the end of the 14 days), appeal to the Minister, whose decision is final.

reject the appeal and confirm the Controller’s decision;

allow the appeal in whole or in part and vary the Controller’s decision; or

set aside the Controller’s decision,and the appellant must be notified in writing of the Minister’s decision in respect of his or her appeal accordingly.

the Second Minister (if any) for his or her Ministry;

any Minister of State for his or her Ministry;

any Parliamentary Secretary to his or her Ministry.

the document is a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document that has been obtained, or that the authorised officer or police officer suspects on reasonable grounds has been obtained, by means of a false or misleading statement, any false or misleading information or a false or misleading document;

the document is a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document, or other document that has been used or that the authorised officer or police officer suspects on reasonable grounds has been used, in the commission of any offence under this Act; or

the document is —

a false Singapore passport or a false Singapore travel document; or

a false foreign travel document.

the document has been cancelled under section 21 or 22; or

the document has otherwise ceased to be valid.

the document is not in the possession or control of any person; and

the officer suspects on reasonable grounds that the document is a false Singapore passport, a false Singapore travel document or a false foreign travel document, or a document that has been used in the commission of an offence under this Act.

any authorised officer, police officer or customs officer suspects on reasonable grounds that a false Singapore passport, a false Singapore travel document or a false foreign travel document, or a document that has been used in the commission of an offence under this Act, is in a container (whether on board any train, vehicle, vessel or aircraft, or in any premises); and

the container is not in the possession or control of any person,the officer may search the container for the purposes of determining whether the document is inside the container.

without warrant, enter and search the premises, or stop, board and search the train, vehicle, vessel or aircraft in or on which he or she reasonably suspects that such a document is to be found;

search any person found in such premises, train, vehicle, vessel or aircraft;

remove by force any obstruction to such entry or search; and

seize, remove and detain any document mentioned in this subsection found in the premises, train, vehicle, vessel or aircraft.

a railway locomotive, wagon or carriage; or

a track vehicle or railway maintenance machine, such as a trolley or crane,and includes a part of any of the above;

a barge, lighter or other floating vessel;

an air-cushion vehicle, or other similar craft, used wholly or primarily in navigation by water;

a vessel engaged in a towing operation or in any dredging, surveying or underwater operations; and

an installation capable of being attached to the seabed and that is bound for, or is at, a port,and includes a part of any of the above.

any person committing or attempting to commit any offence under this Act; or (b)any person whom the Controller, immigration officer or police officer reasonably suspects of being engaged in committing or attempting to commit any offence under this Act.

if not in uniform, declare his or her office; and

on demand, produce to any person affected by the exercise of those powers any identification card that the Controller, the Commissioner of Police or the Director-General of Customs (respectively) may direct to be carried by immigration officers, police officers or customs officers.

a gain in property or a supply of services (whether temporary or permanent); or

an opportunity to earn remuneration or greater remuneration or to gain a financial advantage otherwise than by way of remuneration;

a loss of property or a supply of services (whether temporary or permanent); or

any deprivation of an opportunity to earn remuneration or greater remuneration or an opportunity to gain a financial advantage otherwise than by way of remuneration;

a public officer;

an employee or a member of a public authority, board or tribunal established by or under written law for the purposes of a public function; or

a contractor who exercises a function or performs work for the Government or public authority mentioned in paragraph (b),as such, and includes every person who is in actual possession of the situation of a person mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c), whatever legal defect there may be in the firstmentioned person’s right to hold that situation.

makes a false Singapore passport or a false Singapore travel document; or

makes a copy of a document which he or she knows, or ought reasonably to know, to be a false Singapore passport or a false Singapore travel document,with the intention of dishonestly inducing another person to accept it as genuine, and by reason of the other person so accepting it as genuine, dishonestly —

obtains a gain (whether for himself or herself or someone else);

causes a loss to the other person or someone else; or

influences the exercise of a public duty,the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both.

uses a false Singapore passport or a false Singapore travel document which he or she knows, or ought reasonably to have known, to be a false Singapore passport or a false Singapore travel document; or

uses a copy of a document which he or she knows, or ought reasonably to have known, to be a copy of a false Singapore passport or a false Singapore travel document,with the intention of dishonestly inducing another person to accept it as genuine, and by reason of the other person so accepting it as genuine, dishonestly —

obtains a gain (whether for himself or herself or someone else);

causes a loss to the other person or someone else; or

influences the exercise of a public duty,the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both.

makes or adapts; or

has in his or her possession or under his or her control,a device, machine, paper, material or other thing —

knowing that the device, machine, paper, material or other thing is or has been specially designed or adapted for the making of a false Singapore passport or a false Singapore travel document; and

with the intention that the person or someone else will use the device, machine, paper, material or other thing, to make a false Singapore passport or a false Singapore travel document, or a copy of a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document,the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both.

makes or adapts; or

has in his or her possession or under his or her control,a device, machine, paper, material or other thing knowing that the device, machine, paper, material or other thing is or has been specially designed or adapted for the making of a false Singapore passport or a false Singapore travel document, or a copy of a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document, the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.

a person has possession or control of a false Singapore passport or a false Singapore travel document; and

the person knows or ought reasonably to have known that the document is a false Singapore passport or a false Singapore travel document,the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both.

a person —

brings a document into a country;

takes a document out of a country; or

sends a document to or from a country; and

the person knows or ought reasonably to have known that —

the document is a false Singapore passport or a false Singapore travel document; or

the document is a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document that is not issued to that person,the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both.

a person makes a statement (whether orally, in writing or any other way) or gives information to another person;

the statement or information —

is false or misleading; or

omits any matter or thing without which the statement or information is misleading;

the person knows that the statement or information is as described in paragraph (b); and

the statement is made or the information is given in, or in connection with —

an application for a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document (whether for that person or for another);

an application for an endorsement or extension of a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document (whether for that person or for another); or

a report of the loss, theft or destruction of a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document (whether or not belonging to that person),the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both.

if the statement or information is not false or misleading in a material particular; or

if the statement or information did not omit any matter or thing without which the statement or information is misleading in a material particular.

a person provides a document to another person;

the document is false or misleading;

the person knows that the document is false or misleading; and

the document is provided in, or in connection with, an application for a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document (whether for that person or for another),the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both.

a person uses a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document in connection with travel or identification;

the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document has been cancelled; and

the person knows or ought reasonably to have known that the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document has been cancelled,the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both.

a person uses a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document in connection with travel or identification;

the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document was not issued to that person; and

the person knows or ought reasonably to have known that the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document was not issued to him or her,the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both.

a person (A) provides another person (B) with a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document that was issued to A; and

A is reckless as to whether the document is or will be used by B in connection with travel or identification,A shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.

a person has or retains possession or control of a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document; and

the person knows that the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document was not issued to him or her,the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both.

buys or offers to buy a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document; or

obtains a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document dishonestly, or by threats,the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both.

obtain for another person; and

induce a third person to do something that results in another person obtaining;

the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document issued to the person is lost, stolen or destroyed;

the person knows that the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document has been either lost, stolen or destroyed; and

the person fails to report the loss, theft or destruction to an authorised officer within 14 days after the first time the person knows that the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document has been either lost, stolen or destroyed.

the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document issued to the child is lost, stolen or destroyed;

the person who has parental responsibility for the child knows that the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document has been either lost, stolen or destroyed; and

the person who has parental responsibility for the child fails to report the loss, theft or destruction to an authorised officer within 14 days after the first time the person knows that the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document has been either lost, stolen or destroyed.