Customs (Amendment) Regulations 2022

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 28 Apr 2022

No. S 331

Customs Act 1960

Customs (Amendment) Regulations 2022

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 143(1) of the Customs Act 1960, the Minister for Finance makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Customs (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and come into operation on 1 May 2022.

Amendment of regulation 17

2. In regulation 17 of the Customs Regulations (Rg 2) —

(a)

in paragraph (1), replace “An” with “Subject to paragraph (2A), an”; and

(b)

after paragraph (2), insert —

“(2A) Paragraph (1) does not apply to an importer of cigarettes in respect of —

(a)

an importation of cigarettes where —

(i)	the cigarettes are not for sale to any person in Singapore, and are for the personal consumption of the importer only; and
(ii)	the weight of the cigarettes, excluding the packaging of those cigarettes, is 400 grams or less;

(b)

an importation of cigarettes where —

(i)

the cigarettes are to be used for either or both of the following purposes only:

(A)	experimenting or testing by the manufacturer or importer of the cigarettes to ascertain the quality, appearance or content of the cigarettes;
(B)	conducting training of individuals who will be involved in the sale of cigarettes that are of the same type as, or are a variant of, those cigarettes;

(ii)

the cigarettes are not for sale to any person in Singapore, and are not for consumption by any person for any purpose other than a purpose mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i); and

(iii)

a proper officer of customs is satisfied from the quantity of the cigarettes that the cigarettes are not intended for a commercial purpose; or

(c)

any particular importation of cigarettes that the Director‑General may determine, subject to any condition which the Director‑General may impose.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 707/2011; S 12/2012; S 25/2012; S 457/2012; S 187/2013; S 437/2015; S 56/2017; S 547/2018; S 326/2019; S 504/2020; S 1074/2021]

Made on 23 April 2022.

LAI WEI LIN

Second Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Finance,
Singapore.

[Customs 0113/69/V10; MOF R017.005.0001.V9; AG/LEGIS/SL/70/2020/8 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 143(2) of the Customs Act 1960).

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