s 9 Power to prohibit or limit entry into Singapore
9. —(1) The Minister may, by order — ( a ) where the Minister thinks it expedient to do so in the interests of public security or public health, or by reason of any economic, industrial, social, educational or other conditions in Singapore — (i) prohibit, either for a stated period or permanently, the arrival in, or entry or re‑entry into, Singapore of any person or class of persons; [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] (ii) limit the number of persons of any class who may arrive in, or enter or re‑enter, Singapore within any period specified in the order; or [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] (iii) limit the period during which any person or class of persons entering or re‑entering Singapore may remain therein; or [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] ( b ) prohibit the entry into Singapore of passengers brought to Singapore by any transportation company which refuses or neglects to comply with the provisions of this Act. (1A) No order made under subsection (1)( a ), except an order made in the interests of public security or public health, applies to any person who is outside Singapore at the time when the order is made and who is in possession of a valid re‑entry permit or pass lawfully issued to him or her. [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] (2) An order made under subsection (1) does not apply to a citizen of Singapore. [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] (3) Every order made under subsection (1)( a ) which relates to a class of persons, except an order made in the interests of public security or public health, must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette and if a resolution is passed within the next 3 months after the order is so presented disapproving the order or any part thereof, the order or such part thereof (as the case may be) ceases to have effect but without affecting the validity of anything previously done thereunder. [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] (4) Every order made under subsection (1), unless otherwise expressed therein, comes into force on the date of the making of the order, and must be published in the Gazette . (5) Any person who arrives in, enters, re-enters or remains in Singapore in contravention of any order made under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a presumptive minimum term of not less than 2 years and not more than 4 years and shall also be liable to a fine not exceeding $6,000. [15/2019] [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] (6) Where a person, who has been previously convicted of any offence which is punishable with imprisonment for a term of not less than 3 years, commits an offence under subsection (5) by the use of a passport or other travel document which bears a name different from that stated in the order made against him or her under subsection (1), he or she shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years and shall also be liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000 and to caning. (7) If a person convicted of an offence under subsection (6) cannot be caned because section 325(1)( a ) or ( b ) of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 applies, the court may, in addition to any other punishment to which the person is sentenced for that offence, impose a fine not exceeding $6,000 in lieu of the caning which the court could, but for that provision, have ordered for that offence. [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] —(1) The Minister may, by order — ( a ) where the Minister thinks it expedient to do so in the interests of public security or public health, or by reason of any economic, industrial, social, educational or other conditions in Singapore — (i) prohibit, either for a stated period or permanently, the arrival in, or entry or re‑entry into, Singapore of any person or class of persons; [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] (ii) limit the number of persons of any class who may arrive in, or enter or re‑enter, Singapore within any period specified in the order; or [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] (iii) limit the period during which any person or class of persons entering or re‑entering Singapore may remain therein; or [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] ( b ) prohibit the entry into Singapore of passengers brought to Singapore by any transportation company which refuses or neglects to comply with the provisions of this Act. (1A) No order made under subsection (1)( a ), except an order made in the interests of public security or public health, applies to any person who is outside Singapore at the time when the order is made and who is in possession of a valid re‑entry permit or pass lawfully issued to him or her. [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] (2) An order made under subsection (1) does not apply to a citizen of Singapore. [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] (3) Every order made under subsection (1)( a ) which relates to a class of persons, except an order made in the interests of public security or public health, must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette and if a resolution is passed within the next 3 months after the order is so presented disapproving the order or any part thereof, the order or such part thereof (as the case may be) ceases to have effect but without affecting the validity of anything previously done thereunder. [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] (4) Every order made under subsection (1), unless otherwise expressed therein, comes into force on the date of the making of the order, and must be published in the Gazette . (5) Any person who arrives in, enters, re-enters or remains in Singapore in contravention of any order made under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a presumptive minimum term of not less than 2 years and not more than 4 years and shall also be liable to a fine not exceeding $6,000. [15/2019] [Act 31 of 2023 wef 31/12/2024] (6) Where a person, who has been previously convicted of any offence which is punishable with imprisonment for a term of not less than 3 years, commits an offence under subsection (5) by the use of a passport or other travel document which bears a name different from that stated in the order made against him or her under subsection (1), he or she shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years and shall also be liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000 and to caning. (7) If a person convicted of an offence under subsection (6) cannot be caned because section 325(1)( a ) or ( b ) of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 applies, the court may, in addition to any other punishment to which the person is sentenced for that offence, impose a fine not exceeding $6,000 in lieu of the caning which the court could, but for that provision, have ordered for that offence. 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