Singapore legislation

Clause 14

New section 128KA

In the Customs Act, after section 128K, insert —“Additional offences relating to goods in respect of which offence under section 128D, 128F, 128G, 128H, 128I or 128K is committed128KA.—

(1)

An owner or occupier of any land or premises who —

(a)

stores or keeps any goods; or

(b)

permits or allows any other person to store or keep any goods,on the land or premises shall be guilty of an offence if the goods are specified goods, unless the owner or occupier has exercised due care to ascertain that the goods are not specified goods.(2) The owner of a vehicle or, if the vehicle is hired out by the owner to another person (called the hirer), the hirer who —

(a)

uses the vehicle to store or keep, or convey, any goods; or

(b)

permits or allows any other person to use the vehicle to store or keep, or convey, any goods,shall be guilty of an offence if the goods are specified goods, unless the owner or hirer has exercised due care to ascertain that the goods are not specified goods.(3) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.(4) In this section, “specified goods” means —

(a)

any goods in respect of which an offence under section 128D, 128F, 128G, 128H or 128I is committed; or

(b)

any goods or intoxicating liquor in respect of which an offence under section 128K is committed.”.

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