Singapore legislation
Clause 8
Clause 8
Repeal and re-enactment of section 10
Section 10 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Power to deal with diseased animals and birds being imported into Singapore10.—
Where the Director-General or an authorised officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting that there is on board any vehicle, aircraft or ship that has entered or that is about to enter Singapore any animal or bird that is infected with any disease, the Director-General or authorised officer may direct the person who is or who appears to be in command or charge of the vehicle, aircraft or ship to take all or any of the following measures at his own expense:
ensure that any animal or bird on board the vehicle, aircraft or ship is not (as the case requires) removed from the vehicle, aircraft or ship or brought into Singapore;
arrange for any animal or bird on board the vehicle, aircraft or ship to be examined by an authorised examiner;
cause any animal or bird on board the vehicle, aircraft or ship which is infected or reasonably suspected to be infected with any disease and any other animal or bird on board the vehicle, aircraft or ship which has or may have come into contact with such animal or bird to be —
destroyed and disposed of in such manner as the Director-General or authorised officer may specify;
removed from Singapore; (iii)treated in such manner as may be specified in the direction or by the authorised examiner who examined the animal or bird; or
quarantined in such manner, at such place and for such period as the Director-General or authorised officer may specify;
ensure that the vehicle, aircraft or ship does not enter Singapore or remove the vehicle, aircraft or ship from Singapore (as the case requires), if the Director-General is satisfied that such measure is necessary for the prevention of the introduction or spread of any disease in Singapore.(2) No compensation shall be payable in respect of any animal or bird which is required to be destroyed under subsection (1)(c)(i).(3) Any person who fails to comply with any direction given to him by the Director-General or an authorised officer under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.”.