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NO. 33 OF 2007


"regulations" means the regulations made under this Act;

"repealed Act" means the Passports Act (Cap. 220) repealed by this Act;

"Singapore document of identity" means a document issued under section 16 to any person who is a citizen of Singapore for the purposes of urgently facilitating the person's entry into or exit from any country, and purporting to establish the identity and nationality of that person;

"Singapore passport" means—

(a) a Singapore ordinary passport;
(b) a Singapore diplomatic passport; or
(c) a Singapore official passport,

issued by or on behalf of the Government under this Act;

"Singapore temporary travel document" means a Singapore temporary travel document issued under section 13 to any person who is a citizen of Singapore for the purposes of facilitating the person's entry into or exit from any country, and purporting to establish the identity and nationality of that person;

"Singapore travel document" means

(a) a Singapore temporary travel document;
(b) a Singapore document of identity or other emergency travel document issued under section 16; or
(c) a Singapore travel document of the kind prescribed under section 18.

(2) A reference in this Act to a false Singapore passport or a false Singapore travel document shall be a reference—

(a) to a document—
(i) that is not a Singapore passport but purports to be a Singapore passport; or
(ii) that is not a Singapore travel document but purports to be a Singapore travel document; or
(b) to a document that is a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document that has been altered by a person who is not authorised