16. Issue of Singapore document of identity, etc.

Terms defined in s 2

• applicant

  applicant

  Defined · s 2

  “applicant”, in relation to an application for a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document, means the person who will be the holder of the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document if the application is granted;

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• approved form

  approved form

  Defined · s 2

  “approved form” means any form approved by the Controller for the purposes of any of the provisions of this Act;

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• Controller

  Controller

  Defined · s 2

  “Controller” means the Controller of Immigration appointed under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1959;

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• document

  document

  Defined · s 2

  “document” includes —(a)any paper or other material where there is writing;(b)any paper or other material on which there are marks, figures, symbols or perforations that are —(i)capable of being given a meaning by persons qualified to interpret them; or(ii)capable of being responded to by a computer, a machine or an electronic device; or(c)any article or material from which information is capable of being reproduced with or without the aid of any other article or device;

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• holder

  holder

  Defined · s 2

  “holder”, in relation to a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document, means the person in whose name the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document has been issued;

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• Singapore document of identity

  Singapore document of identity

  Defined · s 2

  “Singapore document of identity” means a document issued under section 16 to any person who is a citizen of Singapore for the purposes of urgently facilitating the person’s entry into or exit from any country, and purporting to establish the identity and nationality of that person;

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• Singapore passport

  Singapore passport

  Defined · s 2

  “Singapore passport” means —(a)a Singapore ordinary passport;(b)a Singapore diplomatic passport; or(c)a Singapore official passport,issued by or on behalf of the Government under this Act;

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