Definitions Part 2 Flashcards
Officer of customs
Director-General appointed under Section 4(1), DD-General of customs/Assit. D-General of customs appointed under Section 4(2), any SO of customs appointed under Section 4(4), any officer of customs appointed under Section 5(2) and any police officer.
Proper officer of customs
Any officer of customs acting in the fulfillment of his duties under this Act, whether such duties are assigned to him specially or generally or expressly or by implication.
Prohibited goods
Goods the import or export of which are prohibited, either conditionally or absolutely, by notification made under Section 38, or by any written law for the time being in force in Singapore
Red channel
Passage or area in a customs airport or customs station clearly indicated by a sign in the shape of a red square, marked in red with the words ‘customs’ and ‘goods to declare’
Uncustomed goods
Goods in respect of which a breach of provisions under Customs act has been committed
Alien
Anyone not SC
Biometric passport
assport containing unique biological data specific to holder
Certificate of identity
For travel purposes to any person who is stateless or unable to obtain a passport from a consular representative of the country of which he claims to be a national
Citizen of Singapore
A person who under provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of SG has the status of a citizen of SG
Document
Any endorsement, paper or material with writing, marks and symbols that are capable of being given a meaning by qualified person or computer
Document of identity
An authorized officer may issue a DOI in form approved by Controller for travel purposes to a SC in any case where it is undesirable to issue a SG passport
Deleterious substance
Any matter unfit for human consumption
Denatured
Rendered unfit for human consumption to the satisfaction of Director-General
Dutiable goods
Goods subject to payment of customs or excise duty on entry into custom territory, or manufactured in SG (including any FTZ). Include goods where customs and excise duty has not been paid for and goods manufactured in the FTZ from materials of a class that is dutiable on entry into customs territory for consumption within customs territory.
Exicse duty
Duty on goods whether manufactured in Singapore or elsewhere
Export
means to take or cause to be taken out of the customs territory by any means or to place goods in any form of conveyance for the purpose of taking the goods out of the customs territory by any means to any place including a free trade zone; except that goods bona fide in transit, including goods which have been transhipped, shall not be deemed to be exported unless they are or become uncustomed goods;
Goods
Animals, birds, fish, plant and all kinds of movable property
Green channel
Any passage or area in customs airport or customs station clearly indicated by a sign in the shape of a regular octagon and marked in green the words ‘customs’ and ‘nothing to declare’.
Import
means to bring or cause to be brought into the customs territory by any means from any place including a free trade zone; except that goods bona fide in transit, including goods which have been taken into any free trade zone from outside the customs territory or transhipped, shall not, for the purpose of the levy of customs duties or excise duties, be deemed to be imported unless they are or become uncustomed goods;
Importer
Includes and applies to any owner or person for the time being possessed of or beneficially interested in any goods at and from the time of importation thereof until goods are duly removed from customs control
Intoxicating liquor
(a) a mixture of alcohol and some other substances
containing more than 0.5 per cent alcohol by mass; or
(b) a mixture of alcohol and water containing more than 0.5 per cent alcohol by volume, which is fit, or intended, or can by any means be converted, for use as a beverage, but does not include denatured spirit;
In transit
means taken out or sent from any country and brought into Singapore by land, sea or air (whether or not landed or transhipped in Singapore) for the sole purpose of being carried to another country either by the same or another conveyance;
Local craft
means any junk, tongkang, prahu, or other similar type of vessel, and any steam or motor vessel under 75 net registered tons and includes any type of motor vessel whether fitted with inboard engine or outboard motor;
Motor spirit
Gasoline, petrol, motor fuel or any inflammable hydrocarbon liquid fuel for spark ignited engines
