Food Safety and Security Act 2025 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 3 · Import, Export and Transhipment
52. Unlicensed export of export‑controlled item — strict liability
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A person commits an offence if —
the person exports an object or a thing;
the object or thing is an export‑controlled item to which this Part applies; and
the person is not one of the following:
a holder of both a current licence to export and a current export consignment permit for that export‑controlled item;
a person on whose behalf a person in sub‑paragraph (i) is exporting the export‑controlled item;
a person exempt from this section under section 320 or 321 in relation to the export of that export‑controlled item.
Strict liability applies to the offence in subsection (1).
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —
where the person is an individual — to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both; or
where the person is not an individual — to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
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