Singapore legislation
Regulation 16
Regulation 16
Securing of dutiable goods in containers
Subregulation 1
The proper officer of customs may lock, seal or otherwise secure a container containing any goods at any place, including any free trade zone, in such manner as he thinks fit.
Subregulation 2
[Deleted by S 642/2013 wef 31/10/2013]
Subregulation 3
All costs and expenses incurred —
under paragraph (1), shall be borne by the owner of the container or the agent appointed by the owner to take charge of or to manage the container; and
[Deleted by S 642/2013 wef 31/10/2013]
Subregulation 4
No person shall, without prior permission of the proper officer of customs, tamper with, open, break, alter or remove any lock, seal or other safeguards used in respect of a container under paragraph (1).
Subregulation 5
No person shall, without the written permission of a proper officer of customs —
possess a seal, which is to be or is issued by the Customs and Excise Department for the purpose of securing a container; or
use or re-use such a seal for that purpose.
Subregulation 6
No person shall possess a seal which that person knew or had reason to believe at the time when he possessed it to be a counterfeit of a seal issued by the Customs and Excise Department for the purpose of securing a container or use that counterfeit seal to secure a container.