§ 16 — Certification of public document executed in Singapore

16.—(1) Subject to section 17, a competent authority must issue a certificate for a Singapore public document on the request of —(a)

the person who signed the document; or

(b)

any bearer of the document.

(2) The certificate must be —(a)

numbered and dated in the prescribed manner;

(b)

in the form of the Model Certificate, subject to any prescribed modifications; and

(c)

placed on, or attached to, the Singapore public document or a copy thereof in the prescribed manner.

(3) Regulations may provide for a certificate to be issued in electronic form, whether or not the underlying public document is also in electronic form.

—(1) Subject to section 17, a competent authority must issue a certificate for a Singapore public document on the request of —(a)

the person who signed the document; or

(b)

any bearer of the document.

(2) The certificate must be —(a)

numbered and dated in the prescribed manner;

(b)

in the form of the Model Certificate, subject to any prescribed modifications; and

(c)

placed on, or attached to, the Singapore public document or a copy thereof in the prescribed manner.

(3) Regulations may provide for a certificate to be issued in electronic form, whether or not the underlying public document is also in electronic form.