s 5 Control of scheduled species in transit
5.—(1) Every scheduled species in transit in Singapore must be accompanied by —(a) a valid CITES permit or certificate, or any other similar document, that is issued by the competent authority of the country of export or re-export of the scheduled species for the export or re-export of the scheduled species, and contains the prescribed information; and (b) where required by the country of import or final destination of the scheduled species — a valid CITES permit or certificate, or any other similar document, that is issued by the competent authority of that country or destination for the import of the scheduled species, and contains the prescribed information. (2) Different information may be prescribed under subsection (1)(a) or (b) for different classes of cases. (3) Without limiting the expression “valid” in subsection (1)(a) or (b) —(a) any document mentioned in subsection (1)(a) that is issued or purported to be issued by a competent authority for the export or re-export of any scheduled species after the date of the export or re-export (as the case may be) is not valid for the purposes of that provision unless —(i) the scheduled species is a scheduled species specified in Appendix II or III of the Schedule; and (ii) the circumstances that led to the retrospective issue of the document were not caused or contributed to by the exporter or re-exporter (as the case may be), or the importer, of the scheduled species; and (b) any document mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) that is issued or purported to be issued by a competent authority and contains any alteration is not valid for the purposes of that provision unless the alteration is —(i) endorsed with the seal or stamp of the competent authority; and (ii) authenticated by the signature (or signatures) of the person (or persons) who is (or are) authorised to authenticate the alteration for the competent authority. (4) Any owner, importer, exporter or re-exporter of the scheduled species who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence. (5) Any person (except a person mentioned in section 5A(1) or (2)) who is guilty of an offence under subsection (4) shall be liable on conviction —(a) in the case where the offence is committed in respect of one or more specimens of any scheduled species specified in Appendix I of the Schedule — to a fine not exceeding $100,000 for each specimen of that scheduled species (but not exceeding $500,000 for, or the market value (at the material time of the offence) of, all the specimens of that scheduled species comprised in the offence, whichever is higher) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 years or to both; and (b) in the case where the offence is committed in respect of one or more specimens of any scheduled species specified in Appendix II or III of the Schedule — to a fine not exceeding $50,000 for each specimen of that scheduled species (but not exceeding $500,000 for, or the market value (at the material time of the offence) of, all the specimens of that scheduled species comprised in the offence, whichever is higher) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years or to both. (6) In this section, “alteration”, for a document, includes deletion or erasure of anything in the document.[Act 21 of 2022 wef 01/11/2022]