Singapore legislation

Clause 21

of Customs (Amendment) Bill

Clause 21

Amendment of section 77

Section 77 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“(2) Where any palm trees growing on land not specified in any such permit are found being tapped for toddy or being prepared for such tapping, the owner and the occupier of the land shall be deemed, until the contrary is proved, to have knowingly permitted such tapping or preparation for tapping as the case may be.”.