Singapore legislation
Regulation 39
Regulation 39
Duties and powers in respect of certificates
Subregulation 1
The proper authority may, at any time, cancel any certificate issued under these Regulations or issue a new certificate or impound any document or certificate issued by the proper authority.
Subregulation 2
A person to whom a certificate under these Regulations is issued must not transfer it to another person except the proper authority.
Subregulation 3
A person other than the proper authority in the course of the person’s duty must not —
make any mark, endorsement or entry in a certificate issued under these Regulations;
erase, tamper with, cancel or alter any mark of endorsement or entry contained in a certificate issued under these Regulations; or
otherwise deface or destroy a certificate issued under these Regulations.
Subregulation 4
Every person to whom a certificate under these Regulations is issued is responsible for its custody and in the case of loss or destruction must immediately report the loss or destruction to the Commander.
Subregulation 5
Every person who finds or has in the person’s possession a certificate issued under these Regulations which does not belong to the person must immediately return it to the nearest police station or to the Commander.