Singapore legislation
Regulation 10
Regulation 10
Notice of deprivation of citizenship
Subregulation 1
Any person to whom a notice under Article 133(1) is given shall apply within 21 days to have his case referred to a committee of inquiry under Article 133(2).
Subregulation 2
The committee of inquiry (referred to in these Rules as the committee) to which a case is referred under Article 133 shall, before it holds its inquiry, cause to be given to the person against whom an order is proposed to be made under Article 129, 132, 134 or 135, a notice stating the nature of the inquiry, the time and place of the inquiry and —
where the person is in Singapore or ordinarily resident in Singapore, informing him of his right to be present at the inquiry and to be represented by an advocate and solicitor;
where the person is not in Singapore and not ordinarily resident in Singapore, informing him of his right to submit written representations and to be represented by an advocate and solicitor.
Subregulation 3
Any such notice to be given by the committee to any person under this rule may —
be served on that person;
be sent to that person at his last known address;
in the case of a person below the age of 18 years (not being a married woman), be sent to his parent or guardian at the last known address of his parent or guardian; or
if an address at which notice may be sent is not known and cannot after reasonable inquiry be ascertained, be given by publication in the Gazette.
Subregulation 4
The committee may, in any case where the notice has been given in accordance with paragraph (3), proceed to hold that inquiry in the absence of the person against whom an order is proposed to be made under Article 129, 132, 134 or 135.
Subregulation 5
Such notice shall be given not less than 14 days before the holding of the inquiry.
Subregulation 6
Such notice may require the person or his parent or guardian, as the case may be, to submit in writing to the committee any information, verified in such manner as may be directed, which the committee considers material to the inquiry.