Singapore legislation
Regulation 12
of Air Navigation (92 — Carriage of Dangerous Goods) Regulations 2022
Regulation 12
Compliance with Technical Instructions
Subregulation 1
A person other than a passenger or crew member on an aircraft must not —
take, or cause to be taken, on board any aircraft any article or substance which the person knows or suspects, or ought reasonably to know or suspect, to be dangerous goods; or
deliver, or cause to be delivered, for loading onto or carriage on any aircraft any article or substance which the person knows or suspects, or ought reasonably to know or suspect, to be dangerous goods,except in accordance with the Technical Instructions.
Subregulation 2
A person who is a passenger or crew member on an aircraft must not carry, or cause to be carried, on board the aircraft any dangerous goods (whether on the person or in the person’s checked baggage or carry‑on articles) except in accordance with Part 8 of the Technical Instructions.
Subregulation 3
A person that contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; but(b)where the person is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.
Subregulation 4
A person that contravenes paragraph (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
to a fine not exceeding $10,000; but(b)where the person is a repeat offender — to a fine not exceeding $20,000.
Subregulation 5
In proceedings for an offence under paragraph (4) against —
an accused who carried or caused to be carried on board an aircraft an object or a thing in the person’s checked baggage and the object or thing is any dangerous goods; or
an accused on board an aircraft who carried or has an object or a thing on his or her person (including something carried or worn by the person), and the object or thing is any dangerous goods,it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the accused knew or had reason to believe that the object or thing was that dangerous goods or any dangerous goods.