7B.—(1) For the purposes of these Regulations, an individual is treated as having a cleared status (overseas temporary) only if he or she is and to the extent certified under this regulation as having a cleared status (overseas temporary).
(2) Where the Director is satisfied that an individual (of any age) arriving in Singapore on or after 1 January 2022 —
(a)
is not ordinarily resident in Singapore;
(b)
is without a cleared status (general) or cleared status (special); and
(c)
has been administered (whether before, on or after 1 January 2022) an approved vaccine, or a combination of approved vaccines, in any way described in the First Schedule,
the Director may, in lieu of the period stated for those approved vaccines in the First Schedule, grant a certificate stating that the individual has a cleared status (overseas temporary) for a period —
(d)
starting the time the individual arrives in Singapore; and
(e)
ending on (and including) the 30th day after the day the individual arrives in Singapore.
(3) The Director may cancel any certificate granted under this regulation stating that an individual has a cleared status (overseas temporary) if any of the following happens:
(a)
before the end of the 30th day mentioned in paragraph (2)(e) which is applicable to the individual —
(i)
the individual undergoes an approved test that is a polymerase chain reaction test; and
(ii)
the individual’s test result shows the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in that individual and that is not an atypical finding for SARS-CoV-2;
(b)
the individual is granted a cleared status (general);
(c)
the Director is satisfied that it is the interest of the health and safety of the individual to do so.
(4) To avoid doubt, the period in paragraph (2) may consist of a period before 1 January 2022.