Singapore legislation
Clause 2
Clause 2
Interpretation
(1)
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
Definition
“animal” means any animal whether alive or dead and includes the egg, young or immature form thereof;
Definition
“authorised officer” means —
any Senior Primary Production Officer;
any police officer;
any officer of customs within the meaning of the Customs Act [Cap. 70]; or
any public officer or any officer of any statutory body or board authorised by the Director under section 3;
Definition
“conveyance” includes any vessel, aircraft, vehicle or mode of transport;
Definition
“Director” means the Director of Primary Production and includes a Deputy Director of Primary Production and an Assistant Director of Primary Production;
Definition
“export” means to take, or cause to be taken out of Singapore by land, sea or air any scheduled species other than scheduled species in transit in Singapore;
Definition
“import” means to bring, or cause to be brought into Singapore by land, sea or air any scheduled species other than any scheduled species in transit in Singapore;
Definition
“introduction from the sea” means transportation into Singapore of any scheduled species which were taken in the marine environment not under the jurisdiction of any state;
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“permit” means a permit, licence, certificate or written permission issued by the Director under section 5(2);
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“owner” includes any person for the time being in charge of any scheduled species and any person for the time being in occupation of any premises;
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“plant” means a live or dead plant and any readily recognisable part or derivative of a plant;
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“premises” includes any house, hut, shed, structure, platform, path, bridge, open space, building or enclosure whether roofed or not;
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“re-export” means export of any scheduled species that has previously been imported;
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“scheduled animal” means an animal specified in the second column of the First Schedule;
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“scheduled animal part” means a readily recognisable part or derivative specified in the third column of the Second Schedule, of an animal specified in relation to that part or derivative in the first column of that Schedule;
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“scheduled plant” means a plant specified in the second column of the Third Schedule and any readily recognisable part or derivative of such a plant;
Definition
“scheduled species” means a scheduled animal, a scheduled animal part or a scheduled plant.
(2)
For the purposes of this Act, a scheduled species shall be deemed to be in transit if it is brought into Singapore solely for the purpose of taking it out of Singapore and —
remains at all times in or on the conveyance in or on which it is brought into Singapore;
is removed from the conveyance in or on which it was brought into Singapore and either returned to the same conveyance or transferred directly to another conveyance before being despatched to a place outside Singapore, and is kept under the control of the Director or an authorised officer while being so removed, returned or transferred; or
is removed from the conveyance in or on which it was brought into Singapore and kept under the control of the Director or an authorised officer for a period not exceeding 14 days or such longer period as the Director may permit pending despatch to a place outside Singapore.