Use Cases

Use Cases

Digital services can use Sign with Singpass for any use case that requires Secure Electronic Signatures (SES). Examples of current use cases for Sign with Singpass include:

• Lasting Power of Attorney, under the Office of the Public Guardian Online (OPGO)

• Bank and insurance documents

• Contracts

• Declarations

Under the First Schedule to the Electronics Transaction Act 2010 (ETA), the following use cases are excluded from the operation of Part II of the ETA. Sign with Singpass should not be used to create Secure Electronic Signatures in relation to these matters:

1. The creation or execution of a will

2. The creation, performance or enforcement of an indenture, declaration of trust or power of attorney, with the exception of implied, constructive and resulting trusts and a lasting power of attorney defined under section 2(1) of the Mental Capacity Act 2008

3. Any contract for the sale or other disposition of immovable property, or any interest in such property

4. The conveyance of immovable property or the transfer of any interest in immovable property.

(Source: Singapore Statutes Online)

The above is not intended to be legal advice. Please seek your own legal advice if necessary.