Singapore legislation

Clause 11

of Regulation of Imports and Exports (Amendment) Bill

Clause 11

Replacement of section 23

In the principal Act, replace section 23 with —“When search may be made without warrant23.—

(1)

This section applies if —

(a)

it appears to any senior authorised officer that there is probable cause to believe that in any dwelling house, shop or other building or place, there is or are concealed or deposited —

(i)

any goods or property mentioned in section 22(1)(a) or (b);

(ii)

any books, records, documents or other articles mentioned in section 22(1)(c) or (d);

(iii)

any computers or associated devices, or mobile communication devices, mentioned in section 22(1)(e); or

(iv)

any cash mentioned in section 22(1)(f); and

(b)

the senior authorised officer has reasonable grounds to believe that, by reason of any delay in obtaining a search warrant, anything mentioned in paragraph (a) is likely to be removed.(2) The senior authorised officer may exercise in, upon and in respect of that dwelling house, shop or other building or place —

(a)

all the powers mentioned in section 22 as if the senior authorised officer were authorised to do so by a warrant issued under that section, except in relation to any computer or associated device; and

(b)

all the powers mentioned in section 24 with respect to any computer or associated device.”.

Clause 11 — Regulation of Imports and Exports (Amendment) Bill