Singapore legislation
Regulation 16
Regulation 16
Lost, destroyed or damaged Singapore passports, etc.
Subregulation 1
Where the holder of a Singapore passport or Singapore travel document has lost the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document or it has been lost, destroyed or damaged, and the holder has made a declaration setting out the circumstances of the loss, theft, destruction or damage (as the case may be) the Controller may, on receipt of an application by the holder for a new Singapore passport or Singapore travel document —
subject to such conditions as may be imposed by the Controller; and
on payment of the replacement fee specified in item 2, 6 or 11 in the First Schedule in addition to the relevant fee for the application for a Singapore passport or Singapore travel document,issue as a replacement a new Singapore passport or a new Singapore travel document to that holder.
Subregulation 2
If a person recovers possession of —
his or her Singapore passport or Singapore travel document; or
the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document of the child for whom the person has parental responsibility for,after having reported the loss or theft thereof in accordance with section 45 of the Act, the person must, not later than 14 days after the recovery of possession, surrender the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document so recovered to an authorised officer.
Subregulation 3
Any person who contravenes paragraph (2) 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 4
Paragraph (3) does not apply if the person, or the person who has parental responsibility for the child (as the case may be) has a reasonable excuse.