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Registration of Criminals Act 1949 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Identification of Individuals

12. Particulars of removal of banishee

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2022.

(1)

When an individual is removed from Singapore or from any part of Singapore in execution of an order of banishment, deportation or expulsion, the police officer responsible for the execution of the order —

(a)

must take or cause to be taken a thumb impression of the individual on —

(i)

the warrant of execution; or (ii)if no warrant of execution has been issued — the order of banishment, deportation or expulsion;

(b)

subject to section 15, may carry out any forensic procedure for the purpose of paragraph (a);

(c)

must endorse the particulars of the date, place and manner of removal on —

(i)

the warrant of execution; or

(ii)

if no warrant of execution has been issued — the order of banishment, deportation or expulsion;

(d)

must authenticate the endorsement mentioned in paragraph (c) with the police officer’s signature; and

(e)

must return the warrant of execution or order of banishment, deportation or expulsion, that has been endorsed and authenticated according to paragraphs (c) and (d), to the Minister.

(2)

The Minister must cause every warrant of execution or order of banishment, deportation or expulsion that is returned to him or her under subsection (1)(e) to be sent as soon as possible to the Registrar.