Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
Regulation 2
Definitions
Subregulation 1
In these Regulations —
Definition
“crew” has the meaning given to that word in the Immigration Act 1959;
Definition
“disembarkation location” means any immigration control post, authorised landing place, authorised airport, authorised train checkpoint or authorised point of entry declared under section 5(1) of the Immigration Act 1959;
Definition
“Form NP 727” means the Physical Currency and Bearer Negotiable Instruments Report (Traveller) set out at the Internet website https://www.ica.gov.sg;
Definition
“Form NP 728” means the Physical Currency and Bearer Negotiable Instruments Report (Sender, Carrier or Recipient) set out at the Internet website https://www.police.gov.sg;
Definition
“immigration clearance purpose” means the purpose of complying with any written law requiring the production of a person’s passport or travel document or a Singapore visa (as the case may be) to an immigration officer in relation to his arriving in or leaving Singapore;
Definition
“military airbase” means Paya Lebar Airport or Tengah Air Base;
Definition
“Red Channel” has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Customs Act 1960.
Subregulation 2
In these Regulations, a person enters Singapore when —
if he arrives in Singapore by sea, he disembarks in Singapore from the vessel in which he arrives;
if he arrives in Singapore by air, he leaves the precincts of the airport; or
if he arrives in Singapore by land, he leaves the precincts of the immigration control post or authorised train checkpoint (as the case may be) for any purpose other than that of departing from Singapore by an approved route or proceeding to an immigration depot under section 27 of the Immigration Act 1959.
Subregulation 3
In these Regulations, a person leaves Singapore when —
if he is leaving Singapore by sea, he embarks in Singapore on a vessel which is about to leave Singapore and remains on board such vessel at the time of its departure for any place outside Singapore;
if he is leaving Singapore by air, he boards an aircraft in Singapore which is about to depart from Singapore; or
if he is leaving Singapore by land, he boards and remains in a train or other vehicle which is about to leave Singapore.