s 42 Power to inspect merchandise, etc., on board vessel
42. —(1) The Director-General of Public Health, the Director-General, Food Administration or a Port Health Officer may inspect and examine any articles, merchandise, baggage or cargo, on board any vessel, which are in his or her opinion contaminated or likely to be contaminated. [11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (2) The Director-General of Public Health, the Director‑General, Food Administration or the Port Health Officer may order any contaminated articles, merchandise, baggage or cargo found on board the vessel to be — ( a ) seized and treated or disposed of in the manner that he or she thinks fit; and ( b ) prohibited from being unloaded or stored in Singapore. [11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (3) Any person who fails to comply with an order of the Director‑General of Public Health, the Director‑General, Food Administration or the Port Health Officer under subsection (2) or hinders or obstructs the execution of that order shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000. [11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (4) Any articles, merchandise, baggage or cargo to which the order relates may be confiscated, treated or disposed of at the discretion of the Director‑General of Public Health, the Director‑General, Food Administration or the Port Health Officer. [11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] —(1) The Director-General of Public Health, the Director-General, Food Administration or a Port Health Officer may inspect and examine any articles, merchandise, baggage or cargo, on board any vessel, which are in his or her opinion contaminated or likely to be contaminated. [11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (2) The Director-General of Public Health, the Director‑General, Food Administration or the Port Health Officer may order any contaminated articles, merchandise, baggage or cargo found on board the vessel to be — ( a ) seized and treated or disposed of in the manner that he or she thinks fit; and ( b ) prohibited from being unloaded or stored in Singapore. [11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (3) Any person who fails to comply with an order of the Director‑General of Public Health, the Director‑General, Food Administration or the Port Health Officer under subsection (2) or hinders or obstructs the execution of that order shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000. [11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (4) Any articles, merchandise, baggage or cargo to which the order relates may be confiscated, treated or disposed of at the discretion of the Director‑General of Public Health, the Director‑General, Food Administration or the Port Health Officer. [11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]