(2) A competent authority may make a written request to the Controller under subsection (1)—
- (a) whether or not the person has applied for a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document;
- (b) whether or not a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document has been issued to the person; and
- (c) whether or not the person is a citizen of Singapore.
(3) If a competent authority makes a written request to the Controller under subsection (1) in relation to any person, the Controller may, as the case may be—
- (a) cancel the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document of the person; or
- (b) refuse to issue a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document to the person.
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), where a competent authority makes a written request to the Controller under subsection (1) in relation to any person, the Controller shall not—
- (a) cancel the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document of the person; or
- (b) refuse to issue a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document to the person,
if that request relating to the person has been withdrawn by the competent authority or is no longer considered by the Controller to be current.
(5) Without prejudice to subsection (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) if a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document were issued to the person, the person would be likely to engage in conduct that—
- (i) might prejudice the security of Singapore or any other country;
