Singapore legislation

Clause 5

of Regulation of Imports and Exports (Amendment) Bill

Clause 5

Amendment of section 31

Section 31 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of subsection (1)(iii);

(b)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (iv) of subsection (1) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(v)complying with any provision of any prescribed agreement and where the conditions specified in subsection (5) are satisfied.”; and

(c)

by deleting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsections:“(5) The conditions referred to in subsection (1)(v) are as follows:

(a)

the particulars, information or documents requested by the foreign country are available to the Director-General;

(b)

unless the Government otherwise allows, the foreign country undertakes to keep the information given confidential at all times; and

(c)

the disclosure of the information is not likely to prejudice the essential security interests of Singapore.(6) In this section —“foreign country” means any country or territory outside Singapore;“prescribed agreement” means an agreement between Singapore and a foreign country which is prescribed as an agreement for the purpose of subsection (1)(v).”.

Clause 5 — Regulation of Imports and Exports (Amendment) Bill