Clause 10

in the section heading, after “offence”, insert “and cash”;

in subsection (1), replace “or documents” with “, documents or mobile communication devices”;

after subsection (1), insert —“(1A) The Director‑General may authorise in writing an auxiliary police officer employed on any duty or service relating to customs, to seize any goods under subsection (1) as follows:

for any goods reasonably suspected to be 400 sticks or less of dutiable or uncustomed cigarettes — on his or her own accord;

for any goods reasonably suspected to be more than 400 sticks of dutiable or uncustomed cigarettes, or other types of dutiable or uncustomed goods — at the direction of a senior officer of customs.”;

in subsection (2), replace “or aircraft” with “, aircraft, books, documents or mobile communication devices”;

after subsection (2), insert —“(2A) In addition, if an officer of customs has reasonable cause to suspect that any cash found in any place either on land or in the territorial waters of Singapore or on any person may afford evidence as to the commission of any offence under this Act or breach of a provision of this Act, the officer of customs —

may seize the cash; and

must deliver the seized cash, as soon as practicable, into the care of a proper officer of customs whose duty it is to receive the same.(2B) The Director‑General may authorise in writing an auxiliary police officer employed on any duty or service relating to customs to exercise any power under subsection (2A) at the direction of a senior officer of customs.(2C) An auxiliary police officer authorised under subsection (1A) or (2B) is deemed to be an officer of customs for the purposes of this section.”;

in subsection (3), replace “any goods, vehicles, vessels or aircraft are seized” with “any goods, vehicle, vessel, aircraft, book, document, mobile communication device or cash is seized”; and

in subsection (3), replace “the goods, vehicles, vessels or aircraft” with “the goods, vehicle, vessel, aircraft, book, document, mobile communication device or cash”.