Singapore legislation
Clause 11
Clause 11
Examination of persons entering Singapore
(1)
Any person entering Singapore shall, if he is required so to do by a Controller or any authorised officer —
declare whether or not he has with him any publication; and
produce such publication for examination.
(2)
A Controller or an authorised officer may examine or search any person entering Singapore or any article which such person has with him for the purpose of ascertaining whether he has in his possession any publication which the Controller or the authorised officer considers prejudicial to public safety or public interest in Singapore, and may seize any such publication produced or found upon such examination or search.
(3)
Any publication seized under the provisions of subsection (2) of this section may be detained for so long as the Controller or authorised officer deems necessary and the Controller or authorised officer —
may, if such publication is in his opinion a publication prejudicial to public safety or public interest in Singapore confiscate such publication and in his absolute discretion destroy it or cause it to be destroyed:Provided that instead of destroying or causing any such publication to be destroyed the Controller may in his discretion permit the same to be sent to a destination outside Singapore; and
shall, if such publication is not in his opinion a publication prejudicial to public safety or public interest in Singapore return such publication to the person from whom it was seized.
(4)
Any person who fails to comply with any requirement made by a Controller or authorised officer under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to both such imprisonment and fine.