No. S 742
Regulation of Imports and Exports Act
(CHAPTER 272A)
Regulation of Imports and Exports
(Data Sharing — Offences)
(Amendment) Regulations 2020
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(2) of the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act, the Minister for Trade and Industry makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations are the Regulation of Imports and Exports (Data Sharing — Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and come into operation on 4 September 2020.
New regulation 5
2.  The Regulation of Imports and Exports (Data Sharing — Offences) Regulations 2019 (G.N. No. S 827/2019) are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 4, the following regulation:
Disclosure to authorised CDSA officer
5.—(1)  For the purpose of section 31(1)(iv) and (vi) of the Act, the Director‑General or an authorised officer may disclose any export permit information to an authorised CDSA officer for the purpose of prosecuting a serious offence or drug dealing offence or enabling an authorised CDSA officer to investigate a suspected offence, being a serious offence or drug dealing offence.
(2)  In this regulation —
“authorised CDSA officer” means an individual who is an authorised officer as defined in section 2(1) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act (Cap. 65A);
“drug dealing offence” means —
(a)any offence specified in the First Schedule to the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act as in force on 4 September 2020;
(b)conspiracy to commit any offence mentioned in paragraph (a);
(c)inciting another to commit any offence mentioned in paragraph (a);
(d)attempting to commit any offence mentioned in paragraph (a); or
(e)aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of any offence mentioned in paragraph (a);
“serious offence” means —
(a)any offence specified in the Second Schedule to the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act as in force on 4 September 2020;
(b)conspiracy to commit any offence mentioned in paragraph (a);
(c)inciting another to commit any offence mentioned in paragraph (a);
(d)attempting to commit any offence mentioned in paragraph (a); or
(e)aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of any offence mentioned in paragraph (a).”.
Made on 31 August 2020.
GABRIEL LIM
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Singapore.
[MTI 066/01-2-016PT01; AG/LEGIS/SL/272A/2020/1 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 3(4) of the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act).