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On 22/05/2013, you requested for the version in force on 22/05/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 22/05/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 31/01/2000.
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Officers empowered to renew Singapore passports
4.
—(1)  The officers of the Ministry of Defence set out in paragraph (2) are empowered —
(a)
to renew any Singapore passport that is validly endorsed under regulation 13 of the Passports Regulations (Rg 1) with the name of a male citizen of Singapore who is of or above the age of 11 years but below the age of 15 years;
(b)
to renew any Singapore passport that is issued to —
(i)
any person who has been registered under section 3 of the Enlistment Act (Cap. 93), or is deemed to be registered or is liable to be registered under that Act; or
(ii)
any male citizen of Singapore who is of or above the age of 11 years but below the age of 16 years and 6 months; and
(c)
to require such security, whether by cash deposit or otherwise, as the officers think fit, to be furnished by or on behalf of the person applying to renew the passport.
(2)  The officers referred to in paragraph (1) are —
(a)
the proper authority empowered to issue exit permits under section 31 of the Enlistment Act;
(b)
the Commanding Officer of the Registration and Recruitment Centre;
(c)
the Officer-in-charge of the Personnel Resources Branch; and
(d)
the Exit Permit Officers.
(3)  The following officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs are empowered to renew any Singapore passport issued to any person who has been registered under section 3 of the Enlistment Act, or is deemed to be registered or is liable to register under that Act:
(a)
the Officer-in-charge, the Head of Operationally Ready National Service Section and the Staff Officer II Manpower of the Police National Service (Full-Time) Headquarters; and
(b)
the Head of Manpower, the Officer-in-charge of the Manpower Holding and Movement Centre and the Officer-in-charge of the Operationally Ready National Service/Volunteer Personnel Branch of the Singapore Civil Defence Force Headquarters.