"Controller" means the Controller of Immigration appointed under section 3 of the Immigration Act (Cap. 133);
"customs officer" has the same meaning as "officer of customs” in the Customs Act (Cap. 70);
"document" includes—
- (a) any paper or other material where there is writing;
- (b) any paper or other material on which there are marks, figures, symbols or perforations that are—
- (i) capable of being given a meaning by persons qualified to interpret them; or
- (ii) capable of being responded to by a computer, a machine or an electronic device; or
- (c) any article or material from which information is capable of being reproduced with or without the aid of any other article or device;
"engage in conduct" means do an act or omit to perform an act;
"fingerprint", in relation to an individual, means a record in any form and produced by any method) of the skin pattern and other physical characteristics or features of any of his thumbs or fingers;
"foreign travel document" means—
- (a) a passport; or
- (b) a document issued for travel purposes (whether or not also issued for another purpose),
that is issued by or on behalf of the government of a foreign country or such international organisation as the Minister may approve;
"holder”, in relation to a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document, means the person in whose name the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document has been issued;
"immigration officer" means an immigration officer appointed under section 3 of the Immigration Act;
"public authority" means any board or authority established by or under any written law to perform or discharge any public function;
