Singapore legislation
Regulation 8A
Regulation 8A
Power to inspect and seize certain items
Subregulation 1
A specified person may inspect any cargo that is bound for Yemen and within Singapore if the specified person has reasonable grounds to believe the cargo contains any item the supply, sale or transfer of which is prohibited by regulation 6A or 6B.
Subregulation 2
A specified person —
may seize any item for which the specified person has reasonable grounds to believe the supply, sale or transfer of which is prohibited by regulation 6A or 6B; and (b)must, as soon as reasonably practicable after any such seizure, hand over the item to a police officer.
Subregulation 3
Sections 370, 371 and 372 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 relating to the handling of property seized by a police officer apply, with the necessary modifications, to any item handed over to a police officer by a specified person under paragraph (2)(b) as if the item were seized by the police officer instead of the specified person.
Subregulation 4
In this regulation —
Definition
“police officer” includes a Commercial Affairs Officer appointed under section 64 of the Police Force Act 2004;
Definition
“specified person” means any of the following persons:
the Director-General of Customs appointed under section 4(1) of the Customs Act 1960;
a Deputy Director-General of Customs or an Assistant Director‑General of Customs appointed under section 4(2) of the Customs Act 1960;
a senior officer of customs appointed under section 4(4) of the Customs Act 1960;
an officer of customs appointed under section 5(2) of the Customs Act 1960.