s 38 Bringing, taking or sending false Singapore passports, etc., across international borders
38. —(1) If — ( a ) a person — (i) brings a document into a country; (ii) takes a document out of a country; or (iii) sends a document to or from a country; and ( b ) the person knows or ought reasonably to have known that — (i) the document is a false Singapore passport or a false Singapore travel document; or (ii) the document is a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document that is not issued to that person, the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse. —(1) If — ( a ) a person — (i) brings a document into a country; (ii) takes a document out of a country; or (iii) sends a document to or from a country; and ( b ) the person knows or ought reasonably to have known that — (i) the document is a false Singapore passport or a false Singapore travel document; or (ii) the document is a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document that is not issued to that person, the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.