Singapore legislation
Section 39
Section 39
Making or giving false or misleading statements or information
(1)
If —
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.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply —
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.
(3)
In this section, “information” includes any personal identifier.