s 68A Interpretation of this Part
68A. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“aircraft” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act 1995*; “authorised officer” means —(a) an officer of customs as defined in section 3(1) of the Customs Act 1960*; or (b) any officer or class or description of officers appointed under section 68B(2);[Act 5 of 2025 wef 09/03/2025] “conveyance” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act 1995*; “Director-General” means the Director-General of Customs appointed under section 4(1) of the Customs Act 1960*; “goods in transit” means goods imported, whether or not landed or transhipped within Singapore, which are to be carried to another country either by the same or another conveyance; “infringement action” means an action for an infringement of a registered design; “infringing article” means an article in respect of which a design is registered and to which the design, or a design not substantially different from that design, has been applied, where —(a) the article is made in Singapore without the consent of the registered owner and in a way that infringes the design; or (b) the article is made in another country or territory without the consent of the registered owner and in a way that, had it been made in Singapore, would have infringed the design; “infringing device” means a device for projecting a non-physical product, being a non-physical product in respect of which a design is registered and to which the design or a design not substantially different from that design, has been applied, where —(a) the device is made in Singapore without the consent of the registered owner and in a way that infringes the design; or (b) the device is made in another country or territory without the consent of the registered owner and in a way that, had it been made in Singapore, would have infringed the design; “infringing goods” means an infringing article or infringing device; “owner”, in relation to the registered design, means the registered owner of the registered design and includes an exclusive licensee of the registered design; “requestor” means a person who gives a written notice under section 68D(1) to the Director-General; “retention period”, in relation to seized goods, means —(a) the period specified in a notice given under section 68G(2) in respect of those goods; or (b) if that period has been extended under section 68G(6), that period as so extended; “seized goods” means goods seized under section 68D(4); “senior authorised officer” means —(a) a senior officer of customs as defined in section 3(1) of the Customs Act 1960*; or (b) any officer or class or description of officers appointed under section 68B(3);[Act 5 of 2025 wef 09/03/2025] “vehicle” and “vessel” have the respective meanings given by section 2(1) of the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act 1995*.[*Updated to be consistent with the 2020 Revised Edition] [Act 34 of 2018 wef 21/11/2022]