Singapore legislation
Regulation 22
Regulation 22
Exempted persons
Subregulation 1
The following persons shall be exempted from the requirement to register under the Act:
the President of Singapore;
a child of any age before the start of the year in which he attains the age of 15 years;
any person who is authorised or permitted to remain in Singapore by virtue of a pass issued under the Immigration Act 1959;
any person to whom a diplomatic identity card, a consular identity card or an international organisation identity card has been issued by the Government;
a member of any visiting armed force lawfully present in Singapore (excluding locally enlisted personnel) in possession of the official identity card or other document of identity ordinarily issued to members of such force; and
any person in possession of a valid identity card which has been issued to him in any of the States of Malaya under the provisions of any law for the time being in force in the States of Malaya relating to the issue of identity cards and who has not been granted unrestricted residence in Singapore under any written law relating to immigration in force in Singapore.
Subregulation 2
Every person referred to in paragraph (1)(f) who resides in Singapore for a period exceeding 30 days shall report to a registration officer in such form as the Commissioner may require —
his place of residence in Singapore, within 40 days of his arrival in Singapore; and
every subsequent change of residence in Singapore, within 28 days of such change.