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60 PDFTitle:IMPORT AND EXPORT ORDINANCEGazette Number:29 of 2000
Section:6AHeading:Restriction on import and export of strategic commoditiesVersion Date:26/05/2000

PART III

PROHIBITED ARTICLES, ETC.
(Amended 1 of 1994 s. 3)
(1) In this section and section 6B, "Regulations" (規例) means the Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations (Cap 60 sub. leg. G).
(2) A person who imports or exports an article specified in Schedule 1 to the Regulations except under and in accordance with an import or export licence issued by the Director commits an offence and is liable-
        (a) on summary conviction to a fine of $500000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; and
        (b) on conviction on indictment to an unlimited fine and to imprisonment for 7 years.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to-
        (a) an article in transit except an article specified in Schedule 2 to the Regulations;
        (b) an article of air transhipment cargo, except an article specified in Schedule 2 to the Regulations, which is imported or exported by a person to whom an exemption has been granted under regulation 2A of the Regulations with respect to the transhipment of that article. (Amended 29 of 2000 s. 2)
(4) A person who imports or exports an article specified in Schedule 3 to the Regulations or any technological document containing information relating to an article specified in Schedule 3 to the Regulations, except under and in accordance with an import or export licence issued by the Director-
        (a) if he knows that the article or document is intended or likely to be used in an activity specified in Schedule 4 to the Regulations; or
        (b) if there are reasonable grounds for him to believe that the article or document may be used in such an activity,
commits an offence and is liable-
        (i) on summary conviction to a fine of $500000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; and
        (ii) on conviction on indictment to an unlimited fine and to imprisonment for 7 years.
(5) It is a defence to a charge under subsection (4)(b) for the person charged to prove that he made all reasonable enquiries as to the intended use of the article or document and satisfied himself that it would not be used for an activity specified in Schedule 4 to the Regulations.
(Added 62 of 1993 s. 3)