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- (b) another Singapore document of identity is issued under section 16 to the holder thereof in substitution for the first one;
- (c) there is reasonable cause to believe that the particulars recorded in the Singapore document of identity are incorrect;
- (d) there is reasonable cause to believe that the Singapore document of identity has been obtained by means of any false statement or any statement that is false in a material particular;
- (e) the Singapore document of identity has expired;
- (f) the Singapore document of identity is so damaged or defaced as to render it, in the opinion of the Controller, unsuitable for use; or
- (g) the Singapore document of identity has been reported lost or stolen.
(2) Every Singapore document of identity that is cancelled under subsection (1) shall thereupon be invalid.
(3) A reference to a Singapore document of identity in this section shall include a reference to any other emergency travel document issued under section 16.
Division 2—Law enforcement reasons for refusing or cancelling
Reasons relating to law enforcement
23.—(1) The Controller may cancel any Singapore passport or Singapore travel document that has been issued to a person, or refuse to issue any Singapore passport or Singapore travel document to a person, if the Controller believes on reasonable grounds that—
- (a) the person is the subject of a warrant of arrest issued in Singapore in respect of a seizable offence against any written law which is prescribed; or
- (b) the person (including a person who is in prison) is prevented from travelling internationally by force of—
- (i) a condition of parole, or of a recognisance, surety, bail bond or licence for early release from prison, granted under any written law; or
