s 16 Issue of Singapore document of identity, etc.
16. —(1) Except as otherwise provided in Part 3, the Controller may issue a Singapore document of identity or other emergency travel document to any person where — ( a ) the Controller has reasonable cause to believe that the person is a citizen of Singapore; ( b ) the Controller has reasonable cause to believe that — (i) the person’s Singapore passport has been lost or stolen or destroyed or is temporarily unavailable; or (ii) an emergency has affected the availability of the information necessary to ascertain whether or not that person is already the holder of a Singapore passport; and ( c ) the person wishes to travel immediately, but, for reasons of passport security and integrity, the Controller considers that it is not desirable to issue that person with a Singapore passport. (2) An application for any Singapore document of identity or other emergency travel document must — ( a ) be made to the Controller in the approved form; ( b ) be accompanied by the applicant’s prescribed particulars (which may include personal identifiers), and such other particulars, information and documents as may be specified by the Controller in any particular case; and ( c ) be accompanied by the fee prescribed, if any. —(1) Except as otherwise provided in Part 3, the Controller may issue a Singapore document of identity or other emergency travel document to any person where — ( a ) the Controller has reasonable cause to believe that the person is a citizen of Singapore; ( b ) the Controller has reasonable cause to believe that — (i) the person’s Singapore passport has been lost or stolen or destroyed or is temporarily unavailable; or (ii) an emergency has affected the availability of the information necessary to ascertain whether or not that person is already the holder of a Singapore passport; and ( c ) the person wishes to travel immediately, but, for reasons of passport security and integrity, the Controller considers that it is not desirable to issue that person with a Singapore passport. (2) An application for any Singapore document of identity or other emergency travel document must — ( a ) be made to the Controller in the approved form; ( b ) be accompanied by the applicant’s prescribed particulars (which may include personal identifiers), and such other particulars, information and documents as may be specified by the Controller in any particular case; and ( c ) be accompanied by the fee prescribed, if any.