Singapore legislation
Section 29
Section 29
Measures required of a vessel or vehicle on arrival
(1)
The Director-General, the Director-General, Food Administration or a Port Health Officer may —
inspect any vessel or vehicle or any person or goods on board the vessel or in the vehicle when in Singapore;
subject persons on board a vessel or in a vehicle, upon arrival, to medical examination;
direct health and sanitary measures to be taken in respect of a vessel or vehicle;
obtain from the master, or any other person on board the vessel, all necessary information that he or she requires to ascertain the health of persons on board, the sanitary condition of the vessel and cargo and of the port last visited by that vessel and any other information that he or she requires;
inspect the journal or logbook of the vessel or of the vessel’s papers; and
direct the master, owner or agent of any vessel to forward a copy of the vessel’s passenger and crew list and cargo manifest immediately after the vessel’s arrival in Singapore.
(2)
Any person who fails to comply with any direction or requirement of the Director-General, the Director-General, Food Administration or the Port Health Officer under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.