Singapore legislation

Regulation 44A

of Regulation of Imports and Exports Regulations

Regulation 44A

Requirement to inspect cargo

Amended byS 692/2018 wef 17/10/2018

Subregulation 1

Any relevant cargo that is within, or brought in transit through, Singapore (including any airport, port or free trade zone in Singapore) must be inspected by an authorised officer for the purpose of ensuring that nothing is transferred in violation of any of the following Resolutions:

(a)

Resolution 1718 (2006);

(b)

Resolution 1874 (2009);

(c)

Resolution 2087 (2013);

(d)

Resolution 2094 (2013);

(e)

Resolution 2270 (2016);

(f)

Resolution 2321 (2016);

(g)

Resolution 2371 (2017);

(h)

Resolution 2375 (2017);

(i)

Resolution 2397 (2017).

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 692/2018 wef 17/10/2018

In this regulation —

Definition

“Committee” means the Committee of the Security Council of the United Nations established under paragraph 12 of Resolution 1718 (2006);

Definition

“designated person” means any individual or entity set out in the UN List subject to the following conditions:

(a)

where any individual or entity is added to the UN List on or after 17 October 2018, the individual or entity is taken to be a designated person with effect from the date immediately following the date of addition to the UN List;

(b)

where any individual or entity is removed from the UN List, the individual or entity ceases to be a designated person with effect from the date of removal from the UN List;

(c)

where the particulars of any individual or entity in the UN List are modified on or after 17 October 2018, the particulars of the individual or entity are taken to be modified for the purposes of this regulation with effect from the date immediately following the date of modification in the UN List;

Definition

“relevant cargo” means any cargo that an authorised officer has reasonable grounds to believe —

(a)

originates in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;

(b)

is bound for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;

(c)

is brokered or facilitated by —

(i)

the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;

(ii)

any national of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;

(iii)

any individual or entity acting on behalf of or under the direction of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or any national of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;

(iv)

any entity owned or controlled by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or any national of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; or

(v)

any designated person; or

(d)

is transported on any aircraft registered in, or any vessel flagged by, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;

Definition

“Resolution” means a Resolution of the Security Council of the United Nations;

Definition

“UN List” means collectively the lists of individuals or entities identified by the Security Council of the United Nations or the Committee as individuals or entities to whom or which any of the measures specified in paragraph 8(d) of Resolution 1718 (2006) apply, whether by virtue of —

(a)

that paragraph;

(b)

paragraph 5(a) of Resolution 2087 (2013);

(c)

paragraph 8 of Resolution 2094 (2013);

(d)

paragraph 10 of Resolution 2270 (2016);

(e)

paragraph 3 of Resolution 2321 (2016);

(f)

paragraph 3 of Resolution 2356 (2017);

(g)

paragraph 3 of Resolution 2371 (2017);

(h)

paragraph 3 of Resolution 2375 (2017); or

(i)

paragraph 3 of Resolution 2397 (2017),and includes any such list as updated from time to time by the Security Council of the United Nations or the Committee, and made available on the Internet through the official United Nations website at http://www.un.org/.

Amended byS 692/2018 wef 17/10/2018

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