s 363 Search of travellers and baggage
363.—(1) This section applies to a person (called in this section a traveller) —(a) who is landing, is about to land, or has recently landed, from any vessel or aircraft; (b) who is leaving any vessel or aircraft in Singapore (whether to land or for any other purpose); or (c) who is entering or has recently entered Singapore by land, sea or air. (2) A customs officer (not being a senior customs officer) may demand that —(a) the traveller permits his or her person and goods to be searched by the officer for any seizable goods; or (b) the traveller —(i) goes, together with the traveller’s goods, to a police station or an examination station; and (ii) permits his or her person and goods to be searched there, in the presence and under the supervision of a senior customs officer, for seizable goods. (3) A senior customs officer may demand that —(a) the traveller permits his or her person and goods to be searched by the officer for any seizable goods; or (b) the traveller permits his or her person and goods to be searched, in the presence and under the supervision of the officer, for any seizable goods. (4) A woman must not be searched under this section except by a woman and with strict regard to decency. (5) If a traveller requests to be present when his or her goods are searched, the goods may not be searched unless —(a) the traveller is present; or (b) the traveller is absent despite being given a reasonable facility to be present. (6) A traveller who refuses to comply with a demand under this section may be arrested without warrant by the officer making the demand. (7) In this section, “goods” includes baggage.