Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Customs (Amendment) Bill

Clause 7

Amendment of section 93

Section 93 of the Customs Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “declare all dutiable goods” in the third line of subsection (1) and substituting the words “proceed to the Red Channel to declare all dutiable goods which exceed his duty free allowance, or any goods for which no duty free allowance is granted”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) Any passenger or other person arriving in Singapore who proceeds to the Green Channel with dutiable goods which exceed his duty free allowance, or any goods for which no duty free allowance is granted in his possession, either on his person or in any baggage or in any vehicle shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, to be in possession of uncustomed goods.”.