Singapore legislation
Regulation 21
Regulation 21
Competent authorities for reasons relating to potential for harmful conduct
Subregulation 1
The following public authorities and public officers are competent authorities for the purposes of section 24(1) or (5) of the Act:
the Director-General, Animal Health and Welfare appointed under section 3(1) of the Animals and Birds Act 1965;
the Director-General of Health;
the Commissioner of Police;
the Director of the Internal Security Department;
the Director of the Central Narcotics Bureau;
the Commissioner of Prisons;
the Commander of the Central Manpower Base; (h)any Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs;
the Director of the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of section 24(1)(a)(iv) of the Act, a Singapore passport or Singapore travel document that has been issued to the person may be cancelled, or a Singapore passport or Singapore travel document may be refused if the Controller or a competent authority referred to in paragraph (1) believes on reasonable grounds —
that the person would be likely to engage in conduct that might constitute an arrestable offence under any written law which is specified in Part 3 of the Third Schedule; and
that the person should be refused a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document or the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document should be cancelled in order to prevent the person from engaging in that conduct.
Subregulation 3
In determining whether an applicant for, or a holder of, a Singapore passport or Singapore travel document is likely to engage in conduct might constitute an arrestable offence under any written law which is specified in Part 3 of the Third Schedule, the competent authority or the Controller may have regard to any previous conviction of the applicant or holder (as the case may be) of any such arrestable offence.