States of Malaya Customs Duties Collection Act 1958 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Search and Seizure
29. Search of passengers
Feedback & supportAny person leaving or about to leave Singapore and proceed to Malaysia by aircraft shall at any collection station, and any person leaving or about to leave Singapore and proceed to Malaysia by railway shall at any collection station or any point between the Malayan Railway Station at Keppel Road, Singapore and the limits of Singapore, on demand by any Federal officer of customs permit his person, goods and baggage to be searched by that officer:Provided that —
aircraft
“aircraft” includes any kind of craft which may be used for the conveyance of passengers or goods by air;
any person who requests that his person be searched in the presence of a Federal Superintendent of Customs and Excise shall not be searched except in the presence of and under the supervision of that officer;
Federal Superintendent of Customs and Excise
“Federal Superintendent of Customs and Excise” means any officer appointed by the President under section 3(2);
the goods and baggage of any person who requests to be present when they are searched and so presents himself within a reasonable time shall not be searched except in his presence;
goods
“goods” includes animals, birds, fish, plants and all kinds of movable property;
no woman shall be searched except by a woman.