No. S 525
Passports Act
(CHAPTER 220)
Passports (Amendment)
Regulations 2020
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 60 of the Passports Act, the Minister for Home Affairs makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations are the Passports (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and come into operation on 1 July 2020.
Amendment of regulation 2
2.  Regulation 2 of the Passports Regulations 2007 (G.N. No. S 651/2007) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended by inserting, immediately before the definition of “child”, the following definitions:
“ “care-giver”, “Director‑General”, “protector” and “voluntary care agreement” have the meanings given by section 2(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act (Cap. 38);”.
Amendment of regulation 3
3.  Regulation 3(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting sub‑paragraph (d) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:
“(d)where the applicant is a child —
(i)in a case where the child is the subject of —
(A)a voluntary care agreement under which the Director‑General, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally;
(B)an order under section 49(1)(b) of the Children and Young Persons Act under which the Director‑General, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally; or
(C)an order under section 49B(2) or section 49C (read with section 49B) of the Children and Young Persons Act under which the Director‑General, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally,
the consent to the child travelling internationally from the Director‑General, protector or care‑giver (as the case may be), given in accordance with the voluntary care agreement, or section 49A or 49D of the Children and Young Persons Act, as the case may be; or
(ii)in any other case —
(A)the consent to the child travelling internationally from a person who has parental responsibility for the child; or
(B)an order of a court permitting the child to travel internationally; and”.
Amendment of regulation 5
4.  Regulation 5(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting sub‑paragraph (d) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:
“(d)where the applicant is a child —
(i)in a case where the child is the subject of —
(A)a voluntary care agreement under which the Director‑General, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally;
(B)an order under section 49(1)(b) of the Children and Young Persons Act under which the Director‑General, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally; or
(C)an order under section 49B(2) or section 49C (read with section 49B) of the Children and Young Persons Act under which the Director‑General, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally,
the consent to the child travelling internationally from the Director‑General, protector or care‑giver (as the case may be), given in accordance with the voluntary care agreement, or section 49A or 49D of the Children and Young Persons Act, as the case may be; or
(ii)in any other case —
(A)the consent to the child travelling internationally from a person who has parental responsibility for the child; or
(B)an order of a court permitting the child to travel internationally; and”.
Amendment of regulation 7
5.  Regulation 7(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting sub‑paragraph (c) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:
“(c)where the applicant is a child —
(i)in a the case where the child is the subject of —
(A)a voluntary care agreement under which the Director‑General, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally;
(B)an order under section 49(1)(b) of the Children and Young Persons Act under which the Director‑General, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally; or
(C)an order under section 49B(2) or section 49C (read with section 49B) of the Children and Young Persons Act under which the Director‑General, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally,
the consent to the child travelling internationally from the Director‑General, protector or care‑giver (as the case may be), given in accordance with the voluntary care agreement, or section 49A or 49D of the Children and Young Persons Act, as the case may be; or
(ii)in any other case —
(A)the consent to the child travelling internationally from a person who has parental responsibility for the child; or
(B)an order of a court permitting the child to travel internationally;”.
Amendment of regulation 9
6.  Regulation 9(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting sub‑paragraph (c) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:
“(c)where the applicant is a child —
(i)in a case where the child is the subject of —
(A)a voluntary care agreement under which the Director‑General, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally;
(B)an order under section 49(1)(b) of the Children and Young Persons Act under which the Director‑General, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally; or
(C)an order under section 49B(2) or section 49C (read with section 49B) of the Children and Young Persons Act under which the Director‑General, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally,
the consent to the child travelling internationally from the Director‑General, protector or care‑giver (as the case may be), given in accordance with the voluntary care agreement, or section 49A or 49D of the Children and Young Persons Act, as the case may be; or
(ii)in any other case —
(A)the consent to the child travelling internationally from a person who has parental responsibility for the child; or
(B)an order of a court permitting the child to travel internationally; and”.
Amendment of regulation 13
7.  Regulation 13(5) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting sub‑paragraph (a) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:
“(a)where the holder of the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document is a child —
(i)in a case where the child is the subject of —
(A)a voluntary care agreement;
(B)an order under section 49(1)(b) of the Children and Young Persons Act; or
(C)an order under section 49B(2) or section 49C (read with section 49B) of the Children and Young Persons Act,
either —
(D)a person who has parental responsibility for the child; or
(E)the care‑giver of the child; or
(ii)in any other case, a person who has parental responsibility for the child; or”.
[G.N. Nos. S 116/2008; S 41/2009; S 646/2009; S 291/2010; S 704/2016; S 744/2017]
Made on 16 June 2020.
PANG KIN KEONG
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.
[MHA 112/2/052; MSF 076-006-01 V47; AG/LEGIS/SL/220/2015/2 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 60(4) of the Passports Act).
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