Clause 27

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other written law, any senior officer of customs may, if he considers it necessary so to do for the prevention of smuggling of dutiable goods or detection of revenue evasion, erect or place barriers in or across any public road or street or in any public place in such manner as he may think fit and may take all reasonable steps to prevent any vehicle being driven or ridden past any such barrier.(2) Any driver or rider of any vehicle who fails to comply with the signal of an officer of customs requiring such person to stop his vehicle before reaching any barrier referred to in subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars or to both such imprisonment and fine.(3) Any officer of customs may, without warrant, arrest any driver or rider referred to in subsection (2) of this section unless he gives his name, identity card number and a place of address within Singapore and if such officer of customs has reason to believe that the name and address so given by the driver or rider is false he may exercise such power of arrest and detention or seizure of the vehicle.(4) No officer of customs shall be liable for any loss or damage resulting to any vehicle or for any injury to the driver or rider or any other occupant of such vehicle or pillion rider as a result of any barrier erected by any officer of customs in pursuance of subsection (1) of this section.”.