Singapore legislation
Clause 3
Clause 3
Amendment of section 51
In the Customs Act, in section 51, after subsection (5), insert —“(6) The licensee of a licensed warehouse must remove all dutiable goods from the warehouse before —
the expiry of the period of the licence; or
if the Director‑General serves on the licensee a notice of withdrawal of the licence, the date of withdrawal specified in the notice.(7) A licensee who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (6) shall be guilty of an offence.(8) If a licensee fails to comply with subsection (6), the Director‑General may do all or any of the following:
remove all dutiable goods from the warehouse;
store the dutiable goods in a Government warehouse or licensed warehouse;
forfeit the dutiable goods after one month from the date of the expiry or withdrawal (as the case may be) of the licence;
dispose of all dutiable goods forfeited under paragraph (c) in accordance with this Act.(9) Any costs incurred by the Director‑General pursuant to subsection (8) are recoverable by the Director‑General from the licensee as a debt due to the Government.(10) To avoid doubt, subsection (6) does not affect the operation of sections 27 and 59.”.