Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Customs (Amendment) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 3

Section 3(1) of the Customs Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the definition of “Director-General” and substituting the following definition:“ “Director-General” means the Director-General of Customs appointed under section 4(1);”;

(b)

by deleting the word “Minister” in the definition of “Government warehouse” and substituting the word “Director-General”;

(c)

by deleting the words “toddy, bottled toddy or” in paragraph (b) of the definition of “intoxicating liquor”;

(d)

by deleting paragraph (c) of the definition of “manufacture” and substituting the following paragraph:“(c)in the case of any other goods or substitutes thereof, includes any process of production, assembly, purification, blending or conversion of materials, substances or components of such goods or substitutes into a finished product;”;

(e)

by deleting the definition of “officer of customs” and substituting the following definition:“ “officer of customs” means —

(a)

the Director-General;

(b)

any Deputy Director-General of Customs or Assistant Director-General of Customs appointed under section 4(2);

(c)

any senior officer of customs appointed under section 4(4);

(d)

any officer of customs appointed under section 4(6); and

(e)

any police officer;”; and

(f)

by deleting the definition of “senior officer of customs” and substituting the following definition:“ “senior officer of customs” means —

(a)

the Director-General;

(b)

any Deputy Director-General of Customs or Assistant Director-General of Customs appointed under section 4(2);

(c)

any senior officer of customs appointed under section 4(4);

(d)

any officer of customs conferred with the powers of a senior officer of customs under section 4(7); and

(e)

any police officer having the powers of a senior officer of customs by virtue of section 7(a);”.