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  3. —(1) It shall be an offence punishable with imprisonment for 2 years or a

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Constitution of the Republic of Singapore

—(1) It shall be an offence punishable with imprisonment for 2 years or a

Jurisdiction
Singapore
Provision
10
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

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10.—(1) It shall be an offence punishable with imprisonment for 2 years or a fine of $1,000 or both for any person — (a) knowingly to make any false statement with a view to inducing the Minister to grant or refuse any application under Part 10; (b) to forge or without lawful authority, alter any certificate or without any lawful authority use or have in his possession any certificate which has been so forged or altered; (c) to fail to comply with any requirement imposed upon him by any rules made under section 4 with respect to the delivering up of certificates; or (d) to personate or falsely represent himself to be or not to be a person to whom a certificate has been duly granted. THIRD SCHEDULE — continued (2) In this section, “certificate” means — (a) any certificate of enrolment or registration as a citizen granted under (b) any certificate of registration of birth granted under Article 122 or 141; (c) any certificate of registration or naturalisation granted under the Singapore Citizenship Ordinance 1957 (Ord. 35 of 1957); (d) any certificate of citizenship granted under the Singapore Citizenship Ordinance 1957 or Article 138. Persons born on ships or aircraft

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Constitution of the Republic of Singapore · sso.agc.gov.sg · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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