Secondhand Goods Dealers (Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2018

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 02 Mar 2018

No. S 121

Secondhand Goods Dealers Act

(CHAPTER 288A)

Secondhand Goods Dealers
(Exemption) (Amendment)
Order 2018

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 20 of the Secondhand Goods Dealers Act, the Minister for Home Affairs makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order is the Secondhand Goods Dealers (Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2018 and comes into operation on 1 May 2018.

Amendment of paragraph 2

2. Paragraph 2 of the Secondhand Goods Dealers (Exemption) Order (O 1) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of sub‑paragraph (1)(b)(ii);

(b)

by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (b) of sub‑paragraph (1), the following sub‑paragraphs:

“(ba)

where the secondhand goods dealer is a partnership, not one of the partners has been convicted of, or is the subject of police investigations for having committed or for committing —

(i)	any offence under the Act or under the repealed Secondhand Dealers Act (Cap. 288, 1985 Ed.) as in force immediately before 1 December 2007; or
(ii)	any offence, whether in Singapore or elsewhere, that involves fraud or dishonesty;

(bb)

where the secondhand goods dealer is an unincorporated association (other than a partnership), not one of its officers or members of its governing body has been convicted of, or is the subject of police investigations for having committed or for committing —

(i)	any offence under the Act or under the repealed Secondhand Dealers Act as in force immediately before 1 December 2007; or
(ii)	any offence, whether in Singapore or elsewhere, that involves fraud or dishonesty;”;

(c)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub‑paragraph (c) of sub‑paragraph (1) and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:

“(d)	the secondhand goods dealer is not carrying on the business of a secondhand goods dealer at an address where another secondhand goods dealer is also carrying on such business at the same time.”; and

(d)

by inserting, immediately after sub‑paragraph (2), the following sub‑paragraph:

“(3) In this Order —

“body corporate” includes a limited liability partnership which has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Cap. 163A);

“officer”, in relation to an unincorporated association (other than a partnership), means the president, the secretary, or any member of the committee of the unincorporated association, or any person holding a position analogous to that of president, secretary or member of a committee and includes any person purporting to act in any such capacity;

“partner” includes a person purporting to act as a partner.”.

Made on 1 March 2018.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[MHA/112/2/056; AG/LEGIS/SL/288A/2015/3 Vol. 1]

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