Singapore legislation

Regulation 11

of States of Malaya Customs Duties Collection Regulations

Regulation 11

Warehouse rent

Subregulation 1

Warehouse rent shall be paid on all goods deposited within the area of a collection station in any building or part of a building under the control of the Collector at the rate of $16.50 per day for every tonne or part thereof reckoned on the gross packed weight of the goods:Provided that —

(a)

no such rent shall be chargeable on any goods for the first 72 hours after deposit;

(b)

in calculating the rent chargeable under this regulation the day on which the goods are deposited and the day on which they are removed shall not be taken into account; and

(c)

the minimum rent for any period of deposit shall be $5.

Subregulation 2

The Collector may remit or refund in whole or in part the warehouse rent chargeable under this regulation if he is satisfied that the delay in removing the goods was due to circumstances beyond the control of the persons liable to pay the warehouse rent.