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NO. 33 OF 2007

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		(3) Any person who enters or leaves Singapore in contravention of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. (4) Subsection (1) shall not apply to such categories of persons as the Minister may prescribe.".
(3)	—	Insert, immediately after section 9, the following Part: "PART IIA SINGAPORE VISAS FOR NON-CITIZEN Singapore visas 9A.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Controller may grant a non-citizen permission, to be known as a Singapore visa, to travel to and enter Singapore. (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), a Singapore visa to travel to and enter Singapore may be one to travel to and enter Singapore during a specified period. Visas essential for travel 9B.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), a non-citizen shall not travel to Singapore without a Singapore visa that is in effect. (2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to a noncitizen in relation to travel to Singapore if the travel is by a non-citizen who holds and produces a valid passport from a territory that is approved by the Minister. Effect of Singapore visa 9C.—(1) A Singapore visa that is in effect is not a pass or other permission for, and does not confer any right on, the holder to enter Singapore.