Section 8

Subject to subsection (2) or unless earlier cancelled, every Singapore ordinary passport is valid for a period not exceeding 6 years for Singapore ordinary passports issued on or after 1 April 2005.

Unless earlier cancelled, every Singapore diplomatic passport or Singapore official passport is valid for the period specified in the passport.

Despite subsection (1), the Minister may, in any particular case, if satisfied that good reasons exist and that it would be in the interests of the proper administration of this Act to do so, direct that any Singapore ordinary passport be issued for a period shorter than that stated in that subsection.

The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, increase the validity period specified in subsection (1)(b) for all Singapore ordinary passports issued on or after such date as is specified in the notification.