Singapore legislation

Regulation 13

of Passports Regulations 2007

Regulation 13

Endorsements on Singapore passports and Singapore travel documents

Subregulation 1

The Controller may, at any time, endorse on any Singapore passport or Singapore travel document —

(a)

such alterations or additions as may be necessary to render accurate the particulars recorded therein regarding the identity or status of the holder of that Singapore passport or Singapore travel document; and

(b)

such conditions as are prescribed under these Regulations for that class of Singapore passport or Singapore travel document, or such conditions as the Controller may specify in that particular case.

Subregulation 2

The Controller may at any time delete any endorsement made under paragraph (1).

Subregulation 3

A person’s Singapore passport or Singapore travel document must ordinarily not bear or be endorsed with a name other than the name in English in the person’s identity card or birth certificate.

Subregulation 4

Despite paragraph (3), the name appearing on a Singapore passport or Singapore travel document must not be a name that the Controller considers to be unacceptable.

Subregulation 5

Where the Controller has imposed or varied any condition on the validity of any Singapore passport or Singapore travel document under the Act or these Regulations, an authorised officer may require —

(a)

where the holder of the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document is a child —

(i)

in a case where the child is the subject of —

(A)

a voluntary care agreement;

(B)

an order under section 54(1)(b) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993; or

(C)

an order under section 56(2) or section 57 (read with section 56) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993,either —

(D)

a person who has parental responsibility for the child; or

(E)

the care‑giver of the child; or

(ii)

in any other case, a person who has parental responsibility for the child; or

(b)

in any other case, the holder of the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document,to deliver, within such time as the authorised officer may specify, the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document to the authorised officer for the condition to be endorsed on the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document, or to delete or vary the endorsement, as the case may be.

Subregulation 6

Any person who contravenes paragraph (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $3,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

Subregulation 7

Paragraph (6) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.