Free Trade Zones Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3A · Regulation of Free Trade Zone Operators
14H. Exclusion or removal of certain goods or discontinuance of operations
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A licensed FTZ operator of a free trade zone may by written order to any person —
free trade zone
“free trade zone” means any area declared to be a free trade zone under section 3(1);
prohibit the person from bringing into the free trade zone, or require the person to remove from the free trade zone, any goods if the goods are dangerous or prejudicial to the public interest, health or safety; or
require the person to discontinue any operations in the free trade zone if the operations are dangerous or prejudicial to the public interest, health or safety.
The Director-General may by written order to any person —
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director‑General of Customs appointed under section 4(1) of the Customs Act 1960;
prohibit the person from bringing into the free trade zone, or require the person to remove from the free trade zone, any goods if, in the opinion of the Director-General, the goods are dangerous or prejudicial to the public interest, health or safety; or
require the person to discontinue any operations in the free trade zone if, in the opinion of the Director-General, the operations are dangerous or prejudicial to the public interest, health or safety.
To avoid doubt, nothing in subsection (2) prevents the Director-General from delegating to any other person all or any of the Director-General’s powers under that subsection, in accordance with section 4 or any other law.
Any person who fails to comply with an order under subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
Where any person fails to comply with an order under subsection (1) or (2), the Director-General may enter the free trade zone (including any building, structure, facility or conveyance in the free trade zone) and take such measures and do such work as may be necessary to give effect to the order.
Any costs and expenses incurred by the Director-General under subsection (5) may be recovered by the Director-General as a debt due to the Government from the person who failed to comply with the order.