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44 :"identifying information" means—
 * (a) any personal identifier;
 * (b) any meaningful identifier derived from any personal identifier;
 * (c) any record of a result of analysing any personal identifier or meaningful identifier derived from any personal identifier; or
 * (d) any other information, derived from any personal identifier or meaningful identifier derived from any personal identifier, or from any record of a kind referred to in paragraph (c), that could be used to discover a particular person’s identity or to get information about a particular person.

Methods and technologies for travel documents

54.—(1) The Minister may approve the methods and technologies (including biometric technologies) to be used by the Controller—
 * (a) for the purposes of confirming the validity of evidence of the identity of an applicant for a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document or to whom a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document has been issued;
 * (b) for the purposes of issuing biometric passports and travel documents under this Act; or
 * (c) for performing other functions in connection with this Act.

(2) Subsection (1) does not imply that methods or technologies not approved shall not be used for performing functions in connection with this Act.

Authorising disclosure of or access to identifying information

55.—(1) The Minister may, in writing, authorise a specified person, or any person included in a specified class of persons—
 * (a) to access identifying information of the kind specified in the Minister's authorisation; or
 * (b) to disclose, on written request, identifying information of the kind specified in the Minister's authorisation, to another specified person, or another person included in a specified class of persons, in the Minister's authorisation,