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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Official source10.—(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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