Comparison View

Formal Consolidation |  2020 RevEd
Questioning and search powers in relation to cash
63.—(1)  A person who —
(a)is about to leave Singapore;
(b)is in an embarkation location for the purpose of leaving Singapore; or
(c)arrives in Singapore,
must, if required to do so by an authorised officer or immigration officer —
(d)declare whether or not the person has with him or her any cash;
(e)declare the total value of any cash that the person has with him or her;
(f)declare whether or not, to the best of the person’s knowledge and belief, a report under section 60 has been given in respect of any cash that the person has with him or her;
(g)produce to the officer any cash that the person has with him or her; and
(h)answer any question the officer may have with respect to the cash.
[44/2007]
(2)  An authorised officer or immigration officer may, with such assistance as is reasonable and necessary, examine any article or baggage which a person has with him or her if the person —
(a)is about to leave Singapore;
(b)is in an embarkation location for the purpose of leaving Singapore; or
(c)has arrived in Singapore,
for the purpose of finding out whether the person has with him or her any cash in respect of which a report under section 60 is required.
[44/2007]
(3)  An authorised officer or immigration officer may, with such assistance as is reasonable and necessary, search a person for the purpose of finding out whether the person has with him or her any cash in respect of which a report under section 60 is required, so long as —
(a)the person —
(i)is about to leave Singapore;
(ii)is in an embarkation location for the purpose of leaving Singapore; or
(iii)has arrived in Singapore; and
(b)the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that there is on the person or in clothing being worn by the person, cash in respect of which a report under section 60 is required.
[44/2007]
(4)  If an authorised officer or immigration officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that any cash found in the course of an examination or search under subsection (2) or (3) may afford evidence as to the commission of an offence under section 60, the officer may seize the cash.
[44/2007]
(5)  A person must not be searched under subsection (3) except by a person of the same sex.
[44/2007]
(6)  An authorised officer or immigration officer, and any person assisting the officer, may board any motor vehicle, train, vessel or aircraft or enter any premises for the purpose of exercising the powers conferred by subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4).
[44/2007]
(7)  An authorised officer or immigration officer may, with such assistance as is reasonable and necessary —
(a)board a motor vehicle, train, vessel or aircraft; and
(b)examine or search the motor vehicle, train, vessel or aircraft, and any thing found on the motor vehicle, train, vessel or aircraft,
for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is on board the motor vehicle, train, vessel or aircraft any cash in respect of which a report under section 60 is required.
[44/2007]
(8)  Where an authorised officer or immigration officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence under section 60 may have been committed, the officer may, with such assistance as is reasonable and necessary —
(a)enter any eligible place; and
(b)search the place, and any thing found at or in it,
for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is at or in the place, or in the thing, any cash in respect of which a report under section 60 is required.
[44/2007]
(9)  If an authorised officer or immigration officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that cash found in the course of a search under subsection (7) or (8) may afford evidence as to the commission of an offence under section 60, the officer may seize the cash.
[44/2007]
(10)  A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement under subsection (1), or pursuant to any such requirement knowingly or recklessly makes a declaration or gives an answer that is false in a material particular, 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 3 years or to both.
[48F
[44/2007]
Informal Consolidation | Amended S 639/2023
Questioning and search powers in relation to cash
63.—(1)  A person who —
(a)is about to leave Singapore;
(b)is in an embarkation location for the purpose of leaving Singapore; or
(c)arrives in Singapore,
must, if required to do so by an authorised officer or immigration officer —
(d)declare whether or not the person has with him or her any cash;
(e)declare the total value of any cash that the person has with him or her;
(f)declare whether or not, to the best of the person’s knowledge and belief, a report under section 60 has been given in respect of any cash that the person has with him or her;
(g)produce to the officer any cash that the person has with him or her; and
(h)answer any question the officer may have with respect to the cash.
[44/2007]
(2)  An authorised officer or immigration officer may, with such assistance as is reasonable and necessary, examine any article or baggage which a person has with him or her if the person —
(a)is about to leave Singapore;
(b)is in an embarkation location for the purpose of leaving Singapore; or
(c)has arrived in Singapore,
for the purpose of finding out whether the person has with him or her any cash in respect of which a report under section 60 is required.
[44/2007]
(3)  An authorised officer or immigration officer may, with such assistance as is reasonable and necessary, search a person for the purpose of finding out whether the person has with him or her any cash in respect of which a report under section 60 is required, so long as —
(a)the person —
(i)is about to leave Singapore;
(ii)is in an embarkation location for the purpose of leaving Singapore; or
(iii)has arrived in Singapore; and
(b)the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that there is on the person or in clothing being worn by the person, cash in respect of which a report under section 60 is required.
[44/2007]
(4)  If an authorised officer or immigration officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that any cash found in the course of an examination or search under subsection (2) or (3) may afford evidence as to the commission of an offence under section 60, the officer may seize the cash.
[44/2007]
(5)  A person must not be searched under subsection (3) except by a person of the same sex.
[44/2007]
(6)  An authorised officer or immigration officer, and any person assisting the officer, may board any motor vehicle, train, vessel or aircraft or enter any premises for the purpose of exercising the powers conferred by subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4).
[44/2007]
(7)  An authorised officer or immigration officer may, with such assistance as is reasonable and necessary —
(a)board a motor vehicle, train, vessel or aircraft; and
(b)examine or search the motor vehicle, train, vessel or aircraft, and any thing found on the motor vehicle, train, vessel or aircraft,
for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is on board the motor vehicle, train, vessel or aircraft any cash in respect of which a report under section 60 is required.
[44/2007]
(8)  Where an authorised officer or immigration officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence under section 60 may have been committed, the officer may, with such assistance as is reasonable and necessary —
(a)enter any eligible place; and
(b)search the place, and any thing found at or in it,
for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is at or in the place, or in the thing, any cash in respect of which a report under section 60 is required.
[44/2007]
(9)  If an authorised officer or immigration officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that cash found in the course of a search under subsection (7) or (8) may afford evidence as to the commission of an offence under section 60, the officer may seize the cash.
[44/2007]
(10)  A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement under subsection (1), or pursuant to any such requirement knowingly or recklessly makes a declaration or gives an answer that is false in a material particular, 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 3 years or to both.
[48F
[44/2007]