Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
In calculating for the purposes of Part 10 any period of residence in
- Jurisdiction
- Singapore
- Provision
- 17
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- English
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- in force
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Official source17. In calculating for the purposes of Part 10 any period of residence in
Singapore, no account shall be taken —
(a) of any period of residence in Singapore whilst a person was or was the
member of the family of —
(i) a person recruited outside Singapore serving on full pay in any
naval, military or air force other than the naval, military or air
force of Singapore; or
(ii) a person recruited outside Singapore serving in a civil capacity
in any department of any government operating in Singapore
other than a department of the Government;
(b) of any period during which a person was not lawfully resident in
Singapore;
(c) of any period spent as an inmate of any prison or as a person detained
in lawful custody in any place other than a mental hospital or an
THIRD SCHEDULE — continued
approved institution for the purpose of the treatment and rehabilitation
of drug addicts under the provisions of any written law; or
(d) except with the consent of the Minister, of any period during which a
person is allowed to remain temporarily in Singapore under the
authority of any Pass issued under the provisions of any written law
relating to immigration.
Discretion of Minister
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Constitution of the Republic of Singapore · sso.agc.gov.sg · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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