Immigration (Amendment) Regulations 2009

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 23 Feb 2009

No. S 68

Immigration Act

(Chapter 133)

Immigration (Amendment) Regulations 2009

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) Regulations 2009 and shall come into operation on 23rd February 2009.

Amendment of regulation 8

2. Regulation 8 of the Immigration Regulations (Rg 1) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately before the words “the holder” in paragraph (5)(e), the words “subject to sub-paragraph (f),”;

(b)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (5) and substituting a semi-colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraph:

“(f)	the holder of the pass shall surrender the pass to the Controller before leaving Singapore if, at that time of his leaving Singapore, he does not intend to return to Singapore on or before the expiry of the pass.”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (6), the following paragraphs:

“(7) The holder of a dependant’s pass or visit pass shall be deemed to have complied with paragraph (5)(b) if his sponsor notifies the Controller, in such form and manner as the Controller may determine, of the change in the holder’s place of residence within 14 days after the change.

(8) The holder of a student’s pass shall be deemed to have complied with paragraph (5)(b) if —

(a)	his sponsor; or
(b)	the recognised university or educational institution referred to in regulation 14(1) in respect of which the student’s pass has been issued to him under that regulation and in which he is a student,

notifies the Controller, in such form and manner as the Controller may determine, of the change in the holder’s place of residence within 14 days after the change.”.

Amendment of regulation 19

3. Regulation 19 of the Immigration Regulations is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “such form” in paragraph (4), the words “and manner”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (4), the following paragraphs:

“(4A) The holder of a disembarkation and embarkation card who is issued with a dependant’s pass or visit pass shall be deemed to have complied with paragraph (3)(b) if his sponsor notifies the Controller, in such form and manner as the Controller may determine, of the change in the holder’s place of residence within 14 days after the change.

(4B) The holder of a disembarkation and embarkation card who is issued with a student’s pass shall be deemed to have complied with paragraph (3)(b) if —

(a)	his sponsor; or
(b)	the recognised university or educational institution referred to in regulation 14(1) in respect of which the student’s pass has been issued to him under that regulation and in which he is a student,

reports to the Controller, in such form and manner as the Controller may require, of the change in the holder’s place of residence within 14 days after the change.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 433/98; S602/98; S 194/99; S 599/99; S 459/2001; S 184/2002; S 226/2002; S 6/2003; S 201/2003; S 346/2004; S 396/2004; S 31/2005; S 615/2005; S 18/2006; S 245/2006; S 412/2006; S 523/2006; S 537/2006; S 728/2006; S 73/2007; S 214/2007; S 347/2007; S 582/2007; S 657/2007; S 47/2008; S 138/2008; S 393/2008; S 427/2008; S 488/2008; S 657/2008]

Made this 19th day of February 2009.

BENNY LIM

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[ICA/0075/70 (1); ICA/006/06; AG/LEG/SL/133/2002/1 Vol. 6]

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

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