No. S 49
Passports Act
(Chapter 220)
Passports (Authorised Officers) (Amendment) Regulations 2006
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(1) of the Passports Act, the Minister for Home Affairs hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Passports (Authorised Officers) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into operation on 1st February 2006.
Amendment of regulation 3
2.  Regulation 3 of the Passports (Authorised Officers) Regulations (Rg 2) is amended by deleting paragraphs (a) to (e) and substituting the following paragraphs:
(a)the proper authority empowered to issue exit permits under section 32 of the Enlistment Act (Cap. 93);
(b)the Commander of the Central Manpower Base;
(c)Head, National Service Resource Management Centre (NSRMC);
(d)Manager, National Service Resource (NSR) Branch, NSRMC; and
(e)Management Executive, National Service Resource (NSR) Branch, NSRMC.”.
Amendment of regulation 4
3.  Regulation 4 of the Passports (Authorised Officers) Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (2) and substituting the following paragraph:
(2)  The officers referred to in paragraph (1) are —
(a)the proper authority empowered to issue exit permits under section 32 of the Enlistment Act;
(b)Head, National Service Resource Management Centre (NSRMC);
(c)Manager, National Service Resource (NSR) Branch, NSRMC; and
(d)Management Executive, National Service Resource (NSR) Branch, NSRMC.”.
[G.N. Nos. S 124/2000; S 269/2001; S 412/2002; S 539/2005]

Made this 18th day of January 2006.

BENNY LIM
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.
[ICA/0138/70 (1); AG/LEG/SL/220/2005/1 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 3(2) of the Passports Act).