Singapore legislation
Clause 26
Clause 26
New section 121A
The Customs Act is hereby amended by inserting immediately after section 121 thereof the following section: —“Penalty for adding deleterious substances to intoxicating liquors, or storing, keeping, etc., such liquors121A.—
Whoever —
is in any way concerned in adding deleterious substances to any intoxicating liquor for consumption or for sale; or
stores, keeps or has in his possession any intoxicating liquor to which has been added deleterious substances,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or to both such imprisonment and fine.(2) The owner or occupier of any premises upon which any intoxicating liquor to which has been added deleterious substances is found or which has been used for the sale of such intoxicating liquor shall be deemed, until the contrary is proved, to have knowingly kept, used or permitted the use of the premises for such purposes.(3) In any prosecution against a person for committing, attempting to commit or abetting an offence under this section any intoxicating liquor to which has been added deleterious substances shall be deemed to have been so added with the knowledge of such person unless the contrary is proved by him.”.