Customs (Home-Brewing of Fermented Liquors) (Exemption) Order 2008

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 03 Apr 2008

No. S 194

Customs Act

(Chapter 70)

Customs (Home-brewing of Fermented Liquors) (Exemption) Order 2008

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 13(1) of the Customs Act, the Minister for Finance hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Customs (Home-Brewing of Fermented Liquors) (Exemption) Order 2008 and shall come into operation on 4th April 2008.

Exemption

2. Sections 63(1) and 64(1) of the Act shall not apply to any person, being an individual, in respect of the manufacture of liquor by that person at his home, subject to the following conditions:

(a)

the person shall be 18 years old and above;

(b)

the manufacture of liquor shall be by fermentation and not by distillation;

(c)

the amount of liquor manufactured shall not exceed —

(i)	in relation to beer, 30 litres per household of the person per month; and
(ii)	in relation to any other fermented liquor, 30 litres in total for all such liquors per household of the person per month;

(d)

the liquor manufactured shall be for personal use and not for sale; and

(e)

the manufacturing activities shall not create any nuisance to the public or degrade the environment.

Made this 31st day of March 2008.

TEO MING KIAN

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Finance,
Singapore.

[Customs 0102/71/V27; MF(R) R017.002.0001 Vol. 5; AG/LEG/SL/70/2005/1 Vol. 2]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 143(2) of the Customs Act).

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