Passports Act 2007 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Miscellaneous
57. Singapore passports, etc., are property of Government
Feedback & supportEvery Singapore passport and every Singapore travel document, whether issued before, on or after 1 December 2007, is the property of the Government.
Singapore passport
“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;
The right in a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document conferred on the Government by subsection (1) is not defeated or affected by any sale of, or any security, pledge, deposit or encumbrance given, made or accepted in respect of, the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document, by the holder thereof or by any other person.
Singapore travel document
“Singapore travel document” means —(a)a Singapore temporary travel document;(b)a Singapore document of identity or other emergency travel document issued under section 16; or(c)a Singapore travel document of the kind prescribed under section 18.
A person must not give, make or accept as a security, pledge, deposit or encumbrance, a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document, and any term of an agreement which would otherwise have that effect is void.