Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
Regulation 4
Application for permit mentioned in regulation 3
Subregulation 1
An application for a permit under regulation 3 to import, export or tranship any goods shall be made to the Director-General —
by the importer, exporter, shipping agent, air cargo agent, freight forwarder or common carrier, as the case may be, or the declarant as referred to in Part IVA; and
in such form and manner as the Director-General may determine.
Subregulation 2
Where the application relates to any controlled import, controlled export or controlled transhipment, the applicant shall obtain the approval of the competent authority for that controlled import, controlled export or controlled transhipment.
Subregulation 3
The applicant shall provide the Director-General, and the competent authority in the case of a controlled import, controlled export or controlled transhipment, with any further document or information that the Director-General or the competent authority may require in any particular case.
Subregulation 3A
The Director-General may, in any case in which he thinks fit, grant or refuse to grant any permit to import, export or tranship any goods under paragraph (1).
Subregulation 3B
For the purpose of paragraph (3A), where an exporter has contravened any provision of the Act or these Regulations or any condition imposed under the Act or these Regulations, whether as an exporter or otherwise, the Director-General may refuse to grant any permit for the export of such goods by the exporter for such period of time following the contravention as the Director-General thinks fit.
Subregulation 4
A permit granted under this regulation shall be subject to —
such conditions as the Director-General may impose; and
in the case of a controlled import, controlled export or controlled transhipment, such conditions as the competent authority may impose.
Subregulation 5
A person granted a permit under this regulation must comply with every condition of the permit imposed by the Director‑General under paragraph (4)(a).
Subregulation 6
Any person who contravenes paragraph (5) shall be guilty of an offence.