Regulation of Importsand Exports Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Enforcement and Monitoring Compliance
11. Power to require production of licence, permit or trade information certificate
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The holder of any current licence or permit issued under any regulations made under section 3 must, unless the holder has lawfully parted with possession of it, produce the licence or permit on demand to any authorised officer.
A person to whom a trade information certificate is issued by —
trade information certificate
“trade information certificate” means any certificate (by whatever name called) certifying any one or more of the following matters in respect of any goods:(a)their import into, export from, transhipment in or transit through Singapore;(b)their manufacture, processing or production in Singapore;(c)the place of origin of the goods;(d)whether the goods are freely available for purchase in Singapore;(e)whether the goods have been subject to any change or modification of any kind while they are in transit in Singapore;(f)such other matter as may be prescribed,but excludes any document certifying any of the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f) in respect of any goods that is prescribed as not being a trade information certificate;
the Director-General or a person purportedly as the Director‑General; or
an authorised certificate issuer or a person purportedly as such authorised certificate issuer,must produce the trade information certificate on demand to any authorised officer.
Any person who fails to comply with this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $3,000.