Passports Act 2007 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Obligations Relating to Identifying Information
54. Methods and technologies for travel documents
Feedback & supportThe Minister may approve the methods and technologies (including biometric technologies) to be used by the Controller —
Controller
“Controller” means the Controller of Immigration appointed under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1959;
for the purposes of confirming the validity of evidence of the identity of an applicant for a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document or to whom a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document has been issued;
for the purposes of issuing biometric passports and travel documents under this Act; or
for performing other functions in connection with this Act.
Subsection (1) does not imply that methods or technologies not approved cannot be used for performing functions in connection with this Act.