Immigration (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1996

No. S 96

Immigration Act

(Chapter 133)

Immigration (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1996

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 55(1) of the Immigration Act, the Minister for Home Affairs hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1996 and shall come into operation on 8th March 1996.

2. Regulation 3 of the Immigration Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(1) A citizen of Singapore who is outside Singapore may, in order to facilitate his entry into Singapore, apply to the Controller for the issue to him of a certificate of status and, where applicable, for the inclusion in the certificate of the name of any child accompanying him who is a citizen of Singapore.

(2) An application under this regulation may be made on behalf of a citizen of Singapore by a person resident in Singapore.

(3) Every application under this regulation shall be in such form as the Controller may require and shall be accompanied by —

(a)	two recent photographs of the person to whom the certificate is to be issued; and
(b)	where the name of any child accompanying him is to be included in the certificate, two recent photographs of the child.”; and

(b)

by deleting the words “in the Form 3 for a certificate” in the second line of paragraph (5) and substituting the words “(in such form as the Controller may require) for the issue to him of a certificate”.

3. Regulation 4 of the Immigration Regulations is amended by deleting paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(1) A person who requires an entry permit to enter Singapore may apply to the Controller for the issue to him of an entry permit and, where applicable, for the inclusion in the entry permit of the names of his wife and of any child accompanying him.

(2) An application for an entry permit may be made by a husband on behalf of his wife or by a parent on behalf of a child.

(3) Every application for an entry permit shall be made in such form as the Controller may require and shall be accompanied
by —

(a)	two recent photographs of the applicant; and
(b)	where the names of his wife and of any child accompanying him are to be included in the entry permit, two recent photographs of his wife and two recent photographs of the child.

(3A) Every application for an entry permit shall be supported by a declaration made by the sponsor of the applicant as to —

(a)	the truth of the statements contained in the application; and
(b)	the good character of the applicant.

(3B) No person shall act as a sponsor for an applicant for an entry permit unless the person is resident in Singapore.”.

4. Regulation 6 of the Immigration Regulations is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “in accordance with Part I of Form 6” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “in such form as the Controller may require”; and
(b)	by deleting the words “, resident in Singapore, may apply in accordance with Part II of Form 6” in the first and second lines of paragraph (2) and substituting the words “who is resident in Singapore may, in his application, apply”.

5. Regulation 9(4) of the Immigration Regulations is
amended —

(a)

by deleting sub-paragraph (a) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:

“(a)	made in such form as the Controller may require;”.

(b)

by deleting sub-paragraphs (d) and (e) and substituting the following sub-paragraphs:

“(d)

supported by a declaration made by a sponsor approved by the Controller as to —

(i)	the truth of the statements contained in the application; and
(ii)	the good character of the applicant;

(e)

supported by an undertaking from the sponsor referred to in sub-paragraph (d) that the sponsor shall —

(i)	be responsible for the stay, maintenance and repatriation of the applicant; and
(ii)	indemnify the Government for any charges or expenses which may be incurred by the Government in respect of the repatriation of the applicant or any dependant of the applicant; and

(f)

supported by such other documents as the Controller may require.”.

6. Regulation 10(5) of the Immigration Regulations is amended by deleting the words “in the Form 10” and substituting the words “in such form as the Controller may require”.

7. Regulation 11 of the Immigration Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “in Form 12A” at the end of paragraph (1A) and substituting the words “in such form as the Controller may require”;

(b)

by deleting sub-paragraph (a ) of paragraph (4) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:

“(a)	made in such form as the Controller may require;”; and

(c)

by deleting sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (4) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:

“(c)	supported by a declaration made by the husband or father of the applicant as to the truth of the statements contained in the application.”.

8. Regulation 12 of the Immigration Regulations is amended by deleting the words “in the Form 14 or 16A” in paragraphs (2) and (5) and substituting in each case the words “in such form as the Controller may require”.

9. Regulation 14 of the Immigration Regulations is amended by deleting the words “in the Form 16” in paragraph (2) and substituting the words “in such form as the Controller may require”.

10. Regulation 19(3) of the Immigration Regulations is
amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (a); and

(b)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub-paragraph (b) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraph:

“(c)	upon cancellation of the pass issued to him under regulation 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 or 16, forthwith surrender his disembarkation and embarkation card to the Controller for cancellation.”.

11. The First Schedule to the Immigration Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting Forms 1, 3, 4, 4A, 6, 8, 10, 12, 12A, 14, 16 and 16A; and

(b)

by deleting Form 27 and substituting the following Form: (27)

Made this 28th day of February 1996.

[IMS/00119/71 Vol. 8; AG/SL/34/95/1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 55(2) of the Immigration Act).

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