Singapore legislation
Section 73
Section 73
Written account of goods to be given on demand
(1)
The owner or person having the care of any goods which have been carried upon a railway, or are brought to the premises appertaining to a railway for the purpose of being carried on the railway, shall on demand by any railway official deliver to that official an exact account in writing signed by him of the number or quantity and description of the goods.
(2)
Any such owner or person who on demand by any railway official fails to give such account to such railway official, or wilfully gives a false account, shall for every such offence be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $40 for every tonne of goods and to a fine not exceeding $20 for any quantity of goods less than a tonne.
(3)
This section shall not apply to passengers’ luggage.