Singapore legislation
Section 34
Section 34
Storage of Fifth Schedule toxins upon import or pending transhipment
(1)
Where any Fifth Schedule toxin that has been imported into Singapore is required to be stored temporarily at any place before it is delivered to the facility for which it is destined, the person to whom the permit to import the Fifth Schedule toxin has been granted must ensure that the Fifth Schedule toxin is stored at a place which is safe and secure, and that the storage at such place is carried out in accordance with such requirements as may be prescribed.
(2)
Where any Fifth Schedule toxin that is being transhipped through Singapore is required to be landed and stored temporarily at any place before it is delivered to the conveyance on which it will be taken out of Singapore, the person to whom the permit to tranship the Fifth Schedule toxin has been granted must ensure that the Fifth Schedule toxin is stored at a place which is safe and secure, and that the storage at such place is carried out in accordance with such requirements as may be prescribed.
(3)
Where a holder of a permit to import or tranship any Fifth Schedule toxin stores the toxin in contravention of subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be —
the holder of the permit shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both; and
the Director may order the holder of the permit, at the expense of the holder of the permit, to do any one or more of the following:
take such measures as the Director may specify to ensure that the Fifth Schedule toxin is properly stored;
destroy the Fifth Schedule toxin;
decontaminate the place at which the Fifth Schedule toxin was stored in contravention of subsection (1) or (2).
(4)
Any holder of a permit to import any Fifth Schedule toxin and any holder of a permit to tranship any Fifth Schedule toxin who contravenes any order made by the Director under subsection (3)(b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both.