8. Duties of secondhand goods dealer before purchasing or selling secondhand goods

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

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

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

it is valid; and

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

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

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

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

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

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

a pass issued to him under the Immigration Act 1959.

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

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

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

it is valid; and

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

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

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

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

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

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

a pass issued to him under the Immigration Act 1959.