s 11 Power of entry, search and seizure
11.—(1) An authorised officer may —(a) without warrant enter and search any premises and stop, board and search any conveyance in or on which the authorised officer reasonably suspects that there is to be found any scheduled species in contravention of this Act; and [Act 21 of 2022 wef 01/11/2022] (b) search any person found in such premises or conveyance.[Act 21 of 2022 wef 01/11/2022] (c) [Deleted by Act 21 of 2022 wef 01/11/2022] (2) For the purpose of exercising his or her power under this Act, an authorised officer may, with such assistance as he or she thinks necessary, break open any door, window, lock, fastener, compartment, box, container or any other thing. (3) An authorised officer may seize the following:(a) any scheduled species liable to seizure; (b) any receptacle or package in which the scheduled species mentioned in paragraph (a) is found, and any handling or other device used for or in connection with the scheduled species; (c) any thing (including any animal or plant that is not a scheduled species) that is used to conceal the scheduled species mentioned in paragraph (a); (d) any article or conveyance with which, or by means of which, an offence under section 4 or 5 is reasonably suspected to be, or has been, committed; (e) any food or drink which accompanies the scheduled species mentioned in paragraph (a); (f) any other thing which appears to be or to contain evidence of an offence under section 4 or 5.[Act 21 of 2022 wef 01/11/2022] (3A) Where any thing seized under subsection (3) is perishable, the Director-General or an authorised officer may dispose of it in any manner that the Director-General or authorised officer thinks fit.[Act 21 of 2022 wef 01/11/2022] (4) For the purposes of this section, any animal or plant is liable to seizure if an authorised officer has reason to suspect that it is a scheduled species —(a) which is being or has been imported, introduced from the sea, exported or re-exported in contravention of section 4(1)(a);[Act 21 of 2022 wef 01/11/2022] (b) which is possessed by or under the control of or being sold or offered or exposed or advertised for sale, or being displayed in contravention of section 4(1)(b);[Act 21 of 2022 wef 01/11/2022] (c) which is being sold or offered or exposed or advertised for sale, or being displayed in contravention of section 4(1)(c); or[Act 21 of 2022 wef 01/11/2022] (d) which is in transit in Singapore in contravention of section 5(1).