Singapore legislation
Regulation 12
Regulation 12
Power to inspect and seize certain items
Subregulation 1
An authorised officer may inspect any cargo that is bound for Haiti and within Singapore if the authorised officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the cargo contains any item the supply, sale or transfer of which is prohibited by regulation 7 or 8.
Subregulation 2
An authorised officer —
may seize any item for which the authorised officer has reasonable grounds to believe —
the supply, sale or transfer of which is prohibited by regulation 7; or (ii)the carriage of which on board or on or in any part of the ship or aircraft is prohibited by regulation 8; and
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 an authorised officer under paragraph (2)(b) as if the item were seized by the police officer instead of the authorised officer.
Subregulation 4
In this regulation —
Definition
“authorised officer” 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;
Definition
“police officer” includes a Commercial Affairs Officer appointed under section 64 of the Police Force Act 2004.