Singapore legislation
Clause 160
Clause 160
Supplying food imported for private consumption
(1)
A person commits an offence if —
the person supplies any food;
the food is none of the following:
a prohibited food; (ii)a food of higher regulatory concern mentioned in section 44(4);
the food was imported;
the food was imported on the basis that it was for private consumption only; and
the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the food was imported on the basis that it was for private consumption only.
(2)
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —
where the person is an individual —
to a fine not exceeding $15,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; or
where the individual is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $30,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; or
where the person is not an individual —
to a fine not exceeding $30,000; or
where the person is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $60,000.
(3)
In subsection (2), “repeat offender”, in relation to an offence under subsection (1), means a person who —
is convicted, or found guilty, of such an offence (called the current offence); and
has been convicted or found guilty, on at least one other earlier occasion within the period of 5 years immediately before the date on which the person is convicted or found guilty of the current offence, of an offence under subsection (1).