Singapore legislation

Regulation 8

of Secondhand Goods Dealers Rules

Regulation 8

Duties of secondhand goods dealer before purchasing or selling secondhand goods

Amended byS 100/2026 wef 31/12/2021S 100/2026 wef 31/12/2021S 100/2026 wef 31/12/2021

Subregulation 1

Every secondhand goods dealer shall, before purchasing any secondhand goods from or selling any secondhand goods to any person —

(a)

require that person to present his original identification document to the secondhand goods dealer; and

(b)

check the person’s original identification document to ensure that —

(i)

it is valid; and

(ii)

there are visual similarities between that person and the person depicted in the photograph attached to the original identification document.

Subregulation 2

A secondhand goods dealer who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 100/2026 wef 31/12/2021S 100/2026 wef 31/12/2021S 100/2026 wef 31/12/2021

In paragraph (1), “original identification document”, in relation to a person, means —

(a)

if the person is a citizen of Singapore or a Singapore permanent resident, his identity card issued under the National Registration Act 1965; or

(b)

if the person is not a citizen of Singapore or a Singapore permanent resident, his passport and either —

(i)

a work pass issued to him under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990; or

(ii)

a pass issued to him under the Immigration Act 1959.