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6 PART I PRELIMINARY Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Passports Act 2007 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires

"applicant", in relation to an application for a Singapore passport or a Singapore travel document, means the person who will be the holder of the Singapore passport or Singapore travel document if the application is granted;

"approved form" means any form approved by the Controller for the purposes of any of the provisions of this Act;

"authorised officer", in relation to any provision in this Act or the regulations, means—
 * (a) the Controller;
 * (b) any immigration officer authorised in that behalf by the Minister for the purposes of that provision;
 * (c) any diplomatic or consular officer of the Government in any foreign country, or any Trade Commissioner of Singapore in any foreign country, authorised in that behalf by the Minister for the purposes of that provision; or
 * (d) any other public officer authorised in that behalf by the Minister for the purposes of that provision;

"biometric passport" means a passport which contains unique biological data specific to the holder;

"child" means a person who is below 16 years of age;

"conduct" means an act, an omission to perform an act or a state of affairs;