Free Trade Zones Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3C · Administration and Enforcement
14U. Power to require goods to be brought to examination station for inspection
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For the more convenient exercise of the power of inspection of any goods conferred by section 14S(1)(g) or 14T, an officer of customs may —
goods
“goods” includes animals, birds, fish, plants and all kinds of movable property;
remove any goods required to be inspected to an examination station; or
require the goods to be so removed by the owner of the goods or the owner’s agent or any person having the possession, custody, charge or control of the goods.
Any person who fails to comply with any requirement under subsection (1)(b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $6,000.
Upon the failure by a person to comply with a requirement under subsection (1)(b), an officer of customs may remove the goods in the manner provided by subsection (1) and all the expenses of such removal (as certified by the Director-General) are recoverable by the Director-General as a debt due to the Government from that person or from the owner of the goods.
officer of customs
“officer of customs”, “proper officer of customs” and “senior officer of customs” have the same meanings as in the Customs Act 1960.
In this section, “examination station” means any place which has been prescribed under section 143(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1960 as a customs office or customs station.