Immigration (Exemption from Singapore Visa) (Amendment) Order 2013

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 13 Mar 2013

No. S 141

Immigration Act

(CHAPTER 133)

Immigration
(Exemption from Singapore Visa)
(Amendment) Order 2013

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 56 of the Immigration Act, the Minister for Home Affairs hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Exemption from Singapore Visa) (Amendment) Order 2013 and shall come into operation on 15th March 2013.

Amendment of paragraph 2

2. Paragraph 2 of the Immigration (Exemption from Singapore Visa) Order (O 4) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (g) of sub-paragraph 1, the following sub-paragraph:

“(ga)

a non-citizen —

(i)

who —

(A)	holds a valid diplomatic passport that is issued by a government of the foreign territory specified in Part V of the Schedule; and
(B)	is travelling to Singapore for an attendance not exceeding 90 days;

(ii)

who —

(A)	is a person appointed to work in a diplomatic or consular mission of the government of the foreign territory specified in Part V of the Schedule; and
(B)	holds a valid diplomatic passport issued by the government of that foreign territory;

(iii)

who —

(A)	is a representative of the government of the foreign territory specified in Part V of the Schedule in any international organisation in Singapore; and
(B)	holds a valid diplomatic passport issued by the government of that foreign territory; or

(iv)

who —

(A)	is a spouse or unmarried child below the age of 18 years of a person referred to in sub-paragraph (ii) or a representative who is referred to in sub-paragraph (iii), as the case may be;
(B)	is living in the same household of that person referred to in sub-paragraph (ii) or that representative who is referred to in sub-paragraph (iii), as the case may be; and
(C)	holds a valid diplomatic passport issued by the government of the foreign territory specified in Part V of the Schedule;”; and

(b)

by deleting the words “sub-paragraph (1)(g)(ib) and (iv)” in paragraph 2 and substituting the words “sub-paragraph (1)(g)(ib) and (iv) and (ga)(iii)”.

Amendment of Schedule

3. The Schedule to the Immigration (Exemption from Singapore Visa) Order is amended —

(a)

by deleting the Schedule reference and substituting the following Schedule reference:

“Paragraph 2(c), (f), (g) and (ga)”;

(b)

by deleting the word “Official” in the second column of item 2 of Part II and substituting the word “Service”;

(c)

by deleting item 10 of Part II; and

(d)

by inserting, immediately after Part IV, the following Part:

“Part V

1. Republic of Uzbekistan.”.

[G.N. No. S 205/2011]

Made this 5th day of March 2013.

TAN TEE HOW

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[ICA/0075/70; ICA/00164/84; ICA/0096/72; AG/LLRD/SL/133/2010/3 Vol. 1]

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