Singapore legislation
Clause 24
Clause 24
Amendment of section 94
Section 94 of the Customs Act is hereby amended by deleting subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“(1) Whenever it appears to any Magistrate, or any senior officer of customs not below the rank of Senior Superintendent of Customs and Excise, upon information and after any inquiry which he may think necessary, that there is reasonable cause to believe that in any dwelling-house, shop or other building or place, there are concealed or deposited any —
dutiable or uncustomed goods; or
goods liable to forfeiture under this Act or any regulations made thereunder; or
goods as to which any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder has been committed; or
books or documents directly or indirectly relating to any transaction or dealing in any of the aforesaid goods,such Magistrate or senior officer of customs may issue a warrant authorising any officer of customs, named therein, by day or by night and with or without assistance —
to enter such dwelling-house, shop, or other building or place and there to search for and seize any goods reasonably suspected of being dutiable or uncustomed goods, or goods liable to forfeiture under this Act or any regulations made thereunder, or goods as to which any offence under this Act or any regulations made thereunder is suspected to have been committed, or any books or documents which may reasonably be believed to be directly or indirectly relating to any transaction or dealing in any of the aforesaid goods; and
to arrest any person or persons being in such dwelling-house, shop, building or place, in whose possession such goods, books or documents as aforesaid may be found, or whom such officer may reasonably suspect to have concealed or deposited such goods, books or documents.”.