- Singapore passport or a false Singapore travel document, or a copy of a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document,
the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both.
(4) If a person—
- (a) makes or adapts; or
- (b) has in his possession or under his control,
a device, machine, paper, material or other thing knowing that the device, machine, paper, material or other thing is or has been specially designed or adapted for the making of a false Singapore passport or a false Singapore travel document, or a copy of a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document, the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.
(5) Subsections (3)(b) and (4)(b) shall not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
(6) In this section, any reference to a machine shall include a reference to any disk, tape, drive or other device on or in which a program is recorded or stored by mechanical, electronic or other means, being a program designed or adapted to enable a document to be made or to assist in its making.
Possessing false Singapore passports, etc.
37.—(1) If—
- (a) a person has possession or control of a false Singapore passport or a false Singapore travel document; and
- (b) the person knows or ought reasonably to have known that the document is a false Singapore passport or a false Singapore travel document,
the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
