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46 :(b) is not authorised under section 55 to access the identifying information for the purpose for which the person accessed it, the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.

(2) If a person's conduct causes disclosure of identifying information, and the disclosure is not a disclosure that is for any of the purposes specified in section 55(2), the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both. PART VII MISCELLANEOUS Singapore passports, etc., are property of Government

57.—(1) Every Singapore passport and every Singapore travel document, whether issued before, on or after the commencement of this Act, shall be the property of the Government.

(2) The right in a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document conferred on the Government by subsection (1) shall not be defeated or affected by any sale of, or any security, pledge, deposit or encumbrance given, made or accepted in respect of the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document, by the holder thereof or by any other person.

(3) No person shall give, make or accept as a security, pledge, deposit or encumbrance, a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document, and any term of an agreement which would otherwise have that effect shall be void.

Power to exempt

58. The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, with or without conditions, exempt any person or class or description of persons from the operation of any or all of the provisions of this Act.

Service of documents, etc.

59.—(1) Subject to subsection (3), any document required or authorised to be served under this Act may be served—