Singapore legislation
Regulation 11
Regulation 11
Submission of manifests and permits for exports
Subregulation 1
The freight forwarder, cargo agent or common carrier of any goods which have been exported in accordance with a permit shall, within 7 days after the departure of such vessel or aircraft carrying the exported goods, submit to the owner, master or agent of such vessel or aircraft, as the case may be, in such manner as the Director-General may require —
the house manifest specifying all the goods exported from Singapore;
the export permit for each consignment of goods listed in the house manifest;
in the case where there has been a transhipment of the goods —
the transhipment permit for each consignment of goods listed in the house manifest; or
the through house bill of lading, through house air waybill or through house manifest, as the case may be, for each consignment of goods listed in the house manifest;
a list of all the consignments of goods that either do not match the details in the relevant permits, including details of all discrepancies so found, or do not have the relevant accompanying permits; and
any other document as the Director-General may direct.
Subregulation 2
The owner, master or agent of any vessel or aircraft on which goods have been exported from Singapore in accordance with a permit shall, within 14 days after the departure of such vessel or aircraft, submit to the Director-General in such manner as he may require —
an agent’s manifest specifying the nationality of the vessel or aircraft, and all the goods exported from Singapore in the same order as in the ship’s or aircraft’s manifest;
the export permit for each consignment of goods listed in the agent’s manifest;
in the case where there has been a transhipment of the goods —
the transhipment permit for each consignment of goods listed in the agent’s manifest; or
the through bill of lading, through air waybill or through manifest, as the case may be, for each consignment of goods listed in the agent’s manifest;
a list of all the consignments of goods that either do not match the details in the relevant permits, including details of all discrepancies so found, or do not have the relevant accompanying permits; and
any other document as may be requested by the Director-General.
Subregulation 3
The Director-General may, in his discretion and subject to such conditions as he may impose, allow the owner, master or agent of the vessel or aircraft to submit a statement in such form as the Director-General may require in lieu of the documents specified in paragraph (2).
Subregulation 4
Where no goods are exported from Singapore, the owner, master or agent of the vessel or aircraft shall, within 14 days of the departure of the vessel or aircraft, submit to the Director-General a nil manifest.
Subregulation 5
Any person who contravenes this regulation or who breaches a condition imposed by the Director-General under paragraph (3) shall be guilty of an offence.