s 55 Regulations
55. —(1) The Minister may make regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act for all or any of the following purposes: ( a ) prescribing anything that is to be or may be prescribed under the provisions of this Act; ( b ) prescribing the forms to be used for the purposes of this Act; ( c ) providing for and regulating matters relating to permits, passes (including classes of passes) and certificates, including (without limitation) the Controller’s powers — (i) relating to an application for and the issue of a permit, pass or certificate, and the cancellation of a pass; (ii) to decide the validity period for, and vary the validity period of, a pass or certificate; (iii) to impose conditions on a pass or certificate at the time of or after the issue of the pass or certificate, and vary or revoke any condition of the pass or certificate; and (iv) to apply section 11(5A) with the necessary modifications for a class of pass holders or certificate holders; [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] ( ca ) prescribing the duties and responsibilities of a holder of a permit, pass or certificate; [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] ( d ) providing for the payment and recovery of any expenses incurred by the Government in connection with the detention, maintenance, medical treatment and removal from Singapore of any person under the provisions of this Act; ( e ) prescribing the place where, the person to whom and the manner in which application to enter Singapore must be made; ( ea ) providing for the circumstances for granting Singapore visas and the conditions subject to which a Singapore visa may be granted; ( eb ) providing for the manner in which personal identifiers (within the meaning of Part 5A) are obtained and kept; ( f ) prescribing the procedure to be followed by persons entering Singapore; ( g ) prescribing the procedure to be followed by authorities in the exercise of their functions under this Act; ( ga ) providing for the taking or recording of any personal identifier of — (i) any person who applies for or has been issued with a permit or pass; (ii) any person suspected or have been convicted of an offence under section 5, 6(1), 15 or 36 or the regulations; (iii) any prohibited immigrant; (iv) any person (other than a citizen of Singapore) who transits through Singapore; or (v) any applicant for, or holder of, a Singapore visa; ( h ) [ Deleted by Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024 ] ( i ) providing for a deposit or security to be made or given by or in respect of any person as a condition of, or for the grant of, an entry permit, a re‑entry permit or a pass to him or her and the conditions subject to which the deposit or security may be forfeited; ( j ) prescribing the fees to be charged upon the issue of any entry permit, re‑entry permit, certificate, pass, Singapore visa or document issued or to be issued under this Act or the regulations and the processing of any application for the issue of such entry permit, re‑entry permit, certificate, pass, Singapore visa or document; ( ja ) prescribing different fees for different classes of applicants for any entry permit, re‑entry permit, certificate, pass, Singapore visa or document issued or to be issued under this Act or the regulations, and any application fee so prescribed need not bear any relationship to the cost of issuing or processing the entry permit, re‑entry permit, certificate, pass, Singapore visa or document; ( k ) prescribing the penalties of imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $3,000 or both for the breach of the regulations; ( ka ) prescribing the penalties for the late payment of any fees prescribed under the regulations; ( kb ) providing for the maintenance and management of any immigration depot, including the care, control, discipline and medical examination of any person in an immigration depot, and making different provisions for different immigration depots; [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] ( l ) generally for the better carrying into effect of the purposes and provisions of this Act. [18/2012; 6/2018] (2) All regulations made under this section must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette . (3) If a resolution is passed within the next 3 months after the regulations are so presented disapproving the regulations or any part thereof, the regulations or such part thereof (as the case may be) then cease to have effect but without affecting the validity of anything previously done thereunder. —(1) The Minister may make regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act for all or any of the following purposes: ( a ) prescribing anything that is to be or may be prescribed under the provisions of this Act; ( b ) prescribing the forms to be used for the purposes of this Act; ( c ) providing for and regulating matters relating to permits, passes (including classes of passes) and certificates, including (without limitation) the Controller’s powers — (i) relating to an application for and the issue of a permit, pass or certificate, and the cancellation of a pass; (ii) to decide the validity period for, and vary the validity period of, a pass or certificate; (iii) to impose conditions on a pass or certificate at the time of or after the issue of the pass or certificate, and vary or revoke any condition of the pass or certificate; and (iv) to apply section 11(5A) with the necessary modifications for a class of pass holders or certificate holders; [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] ( ca ) prescribing the duties and responsibilities of a holder of a permit, pass or certificate; [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] ( d ) providing for the payment and recovery of any expenses incurred by the Government in connection with the detention, maintenance, medical treatment and removal from Singapore of any person under the provisions of this Act; ( e ) prescribing the place where, the person to whom and the manner in which application to enter Singapore must be made; ( ea ) providing for the circumstances for granting Singapore visas and the conditions subject to which a Singapore visa may be granted; ( eb ) providing for the manner in which personal identifiers (within the meaning of Part 5A) are obtained and kept; ( f ) prescribing the procedure to be followed by persons entering Singapore; ( g ) prescribing the procedure to be followed by authorities in the exercise of their functions under this Act; ( ga ) providing for the taking or recording of any personal identifier of — (i) any person who applies for or has been issued with a permit or pass; (ii) any person suspected or have been convicted of an offence under section 5, 6(1), 15 or 36 or the regulations; (iii) any prohibited immigrant; (iv) any person (other than a citizen of Singapore) who transits through Singapore; or (v) any applicant for, or holder of, a Singapore visa; ( h ) [ Deleted by Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024 ] ( i ) providing for a deposit or security to be made or given by or in respect of any person as a condition of, or for the grant of, an entry permit, a re‑entry permit or a pass to him or her and the conditions subject to which the deposit or security may be forfeited; ( j ) prescribing the fees to be charged upon the issue of any entry permit, re‑entry permit, certificate, pass, Singapore visa or document issued or to be issued under this Act or the regulations and the processing of any application for the issue of such entry permit, re‑entry permit, certificate, pass, Singapore visa or document; ( ja ) prescribing different fees for different classes of applicants for any entry permit, re‑entry permit, certificate, pass, Singapore visa or document issued or to be issued under this Act or the regulations, and any application fee so prescribed need not bear any relationship to the cost of issuing or processing the entry permit, re‑entry permit, certificate, pass, Singapore visa or document; ( k ) prescribing the penalties of imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $3,000 or both for the breach of the regulations; ( ka ) prescribing the penalties for the late payment of any fees prescribed under the regulations; ( kb ) providing for the maintenance and management of any immigration depot, including the care, control, discipline and medical examination of any person in an immigration depot, and making different provisions for different immigration depots; [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] ( l ) generally for the better carrying into effect of the purposes and provisions of this Act. [18/2012; 6/2018] (2) All regulations made under this section must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette . (3) If a resolution is passed within the next 3 months after the regulations are so presented disapproving the regulations or any part thereof, the regulations or such part thereof (as the case may be) then cease to have effect but without affecting the validity of anything previously done thereunder.