Singapore legislation

Clause 12

Amendment of section 112

In the Customs Act, in section 112, after subsection (7), insert —“(8) Subject to subsection (9), the Director‑General may authorise in writing an auxiliary police officer employed on any duty or service relating to customs, to arrest without warrant —

(a)

any person found committing or attempting to commit, or employing or aiding any person to commit, or abetting the commission of, an offence under this Act;

(b)

any person whom that officer reasonably suspects to have in the person’s possession any dutiable or uncustomed goods or any goods liable to seizure under this Act; or

(c)

any person whom that officer reasonably suspects has been guilty of an offence under this Act,and may search, or cause to be searched, any person so arrested.(9) An auxiliary police officer may exercise any power under subsection (8) only at the direction of a senior officer of customs.(10) Subsections (2) to (7) apply to an arrest and a search of an arrested person made by an auxiliary police officer under subsection (8), and any reference in those provisions to an officer of customs is a reference to the auxiliary police officer.”.

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