Regulation of Imports and Exports (Summit Between the United States of America and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) (Exemption) Regulations 2018

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 07 Jun 2018

No. S 378

Regulation of Imports and Exports Act

(CHAPTER 272A)

Regulation of Imports and Exports (Summit
Between the United States of America and
the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
(Exemption) Regulations 2018

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3, read with section 5, of the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act, the Minister for Trade and Industry makes the following Regulations:

Citation and period in force

1.—(1) These Regulations are the Regulation of Imports and Exports (Summit between the United States of America and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) (Exemption) Regulations 2018.

(2) These Regulations are in force for the period between 9 June 2018 and 14 June 2018 (both dates inclusive).

Definitions

2. In these Regulations —

“delegate” means an individual from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea who is —

(a)	participating in the Summit meeting;
(b)	providing secretarial, administrative or professional support to delegates in paragraph (a); or
(c)	involved in any preparatory work in Singapore for the Summit meeting;

“Summit meeting” means the series of meetings between representatives of the United States of America and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea taking place in Singapore between 10 June 2018 and 14 June 2018 (both dates inclusive), and includes any lead-in or lead-out activities connected with the Summit.

Exemption

3.—(1) Regulations 3 and 5 of the Regulation of Imports and Exports Regulations (Rg 1) do not apply to goods that are imported into, exported out of or transhipped in Singapore if such goods are imported, exported or transhipped (as the case may be) by a delegate for the purpose of the preparations or conduct of the Summit meeting.

(2) Regulation 5A of the Regulation of Imports and Exports Regulations does not apply to goods that are imported into, exported out of, transhipped in, or brought in transit through, Singapore if such goods are imported, exported, transhipped or brought in transit (as the case may be) by a delegate for the purpose of the preparations or conduct of the Summit meeting.

Made on 7 June 2018.

YONG YING-I

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Singapore.

[MTI 066/01-2-016PT01; AG/LEGIS/SL/272A/2015/4 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 3(4) of the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act).

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