Definitions Part 2

Question 1

Officer of customs

Answer 1

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.

Question 2

Proper officer of customs

Answer 2

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.

Question 3

Prohibited goods

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Red channel

Answer 4

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’

Question 5

Uncustomed goods

Answer 5

Goods in respect of which a breach of provisions under Customs act has been committed

Question 6

Alien

Answer 6

Anyone not SC

Question 7

Biometric passport

Answer 7

assport containing unique biological data specific to holder

Question 8

Certificate of identity

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Citizen of Singapore

Answer 9

A person who under provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of SG has the status of a citizen of SG

Question 10

Document

Answer 10

Any endorsement, paper or material with writing, marks and symbols that are capable of being given a meaning by qualified person or computer

Question 11

Document of identity

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Deleterious substance

Answer 12

Any matter unfit for human consumption

Question 13

Denatured

Answer 13

Rendered unfit for human consumption to the satisfaction of Director-General

Question 14

Dutiable goods

Answer 14

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.

Question 15

Exicse duty

Answer 15

Duty on goods whether manufactured in Singapore or elsewhere

Question 16

Export

Answer 16

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;

Question 17

Goods

Answer 17

Animals, birds, fish, plant and all kinds of movable property

Question 18

Green channel

Answer 18

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’.

Question 19

Import

Answer 19

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;

Question 20

Importer

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Intoxicating liquor

Answer 21

(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;

Question 22

In transit

Answer 22

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;

Question 23

Local craft

Answer 23

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;

Question 24

Motor spirit

Answer 24

Gasoline, petrol, motor fuel or any inflammable hydrocarbon liquid fuel for spark ignited engines