Singapore legislation
Clause 35
Clause 35
Powers of the Commissioner or Port Health Officer regarding food and water
(1)
The Commissioner or a Port Health Officer may —
take samples of any food and water intended for human consumption or for sale to a vessel;
order the owner or any person in charge of a vessel supplying food to carry out an analysis of the food and to supply the results of that analysis to the Commissioner or Port Health Officer;
if he has reason to believe that any food intended for human consumption is liable to be contaminated or is unfit for human consumption, order the food be destroyed; and
order the owner, master or agent of any vessel to forthwith cleanse the water tanks of the vessel to his satisfaction.
(2)
Any person who fails to comply with an order of the Commissioner or a Port Health Officer under subsection (1) within the time specified therein shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment.