Power to search ship, hovercraft, aircraft, vehicle or train and person arriving in or departing from Singapore
26.—(1) Any officer of the Bureau, police officer or officer of customs may —
(a)
stop, board and search any ship, hovercraft, aircraft, vehicle or train if he has reason to suspect that there is therein any controlled drug in contravention of this Act, controlled substance, drug specified in the Fifth Schedule, substance containing any drug specified in the Fifth Schedule or any article liable to seizure;
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(b)
search any person in that ship, hovercraft, aircraft, vehicle or train; and
(c)
search any person arriving in Singapore or about to depart from Singapore.
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(2) An officer may seize and detain —
(a)
any controlled drug, controlled substance, drug specified in the Fifth Schedule, substance containing any drug specified in the Fifth Schedule or article liable to seizure as a result of any search under this section; and
[Act 30 of 2012 wef 01/05/2013]
(b)
any ship, hovercraft, aircraft, vehicle or train which has been used in the commission of or in connection with an offence under this Act.
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(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), if the use of any drug specified in the Fifth Schedule or any substance containing such drug onboard any ship, hovercraft, aircraft, vehicle or train or by any person searched under that subsection is authorised by the Director, that drug or substance shall not be liable to seizure under that subsection.