Singapore legislation

Regulation 10

of National Registration Regulations

Regulation 10

Replacement identity cards for incorrect particulars

Amended byS 701/2016 wef 01/01/2017

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 701/2016 wef 01/01/2017

A person registered under the Act who —

(a)

changes his name; or

(b)

has in his possession an identity card containing any particulars, other than his address, which are to his knowledge incorrect,shall, within 28 days, report the fact to a registration officer and apply for a replacement identity card with the correct particulars.

Subregulation 2

A registration officer, if satisfied that any person who —

(a)

reports any change of name under paragraph (1), has in fact changed his name; or

(b)

reports that any particulars on his identity card, other than his address, are incorrect,may issue him a replacement identity card.

Subregulation 3

A registration officer or a police officer may, in his discretion, require a person in possession of an identity card which, in the opinion of the registration officer or police officer, is in any way unsatisfactory for the purpose of the identification of that person to surrender the card and apply for the issue of a replacement identity card.