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Power to search ship, hovercraft, etc., and person arriving in or departing from Singapore

Misuse of Drugs Act 1973

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—(1) Any officer of the Bureau, police officer, special police officer or officer of customs may —(a)stop, board and search any ship, hovercraft, aircraft, vehicle or train if he or she has reason to suspect that there is therein any controlled drug in contravention of this Act, controlled substance, drug specified in the Fifth Schedule, substance containing any drug specified in the Fifth Schedule or any article liable to seizure;(b)search any person in that ship, hovercraft, aircraft, vehicle or train;(ba)intercept and search any autonomous vehicle, unmanned aircraft or unmanned vessel if he or she has reason to suspect that there is in any such vehicle, aircraft or vessel —(i)any controlled drug or controlled substance;(ii)any drug specified in the Fifth Schedule;(iii)any substance containing any drug specified in the Fifth Schedule; or(iv)any article liable to seizure; and(c)search any person arriving in Singapore or about to depart from Singapore.(2) An officer may seize and detain —(a)any controlled drug, controlled substance, drug specified in the Fifth Schedule, substance containing any drug specified in the Fifth Schedule or article liable to seizure as a result of any search under this section; and(b)any ship, hovercraft, aircraft, autonomous vehicle, unmanned aircraft, unmanned vessel, component of the autonomous system of an autonomous vehicle or unmanned vessel, or component of an unmanned aircraft system, vehicle or train which has been used in the commission of or in connection with an offence under this Act.(2A) An officer may —(a)in relation to any autonomous vehicle, unmanned aircraft or unmanned vessel that is to be intercepted and searched under subsection (1)(ba), direct any person whom the officer reasonably believes to be involved in operating the autonomous vehicle, unmanned aircraft or unmanned vessel —(i)to end the flight of the unmanned aircraft, or land it, safely in the fastest practicable way;(ii)to stop the autonomous vehicle or unmanned vessel safely in the fastest practicable way; or(iii)to fly the unmanned aircraft or to operate the autonomous vehicle or unmanned vessel in the manner specified by the officer;(b)in relation to any autonomous vehicle, unmanned aircraft or unmanned vessel that is to be intercepted and searched under subsection (1)(ba), without warrant and with such assistance and by such force as is necessary —(i)assume control of the unmanned aircraft to fly the aircraft, or to end the flight of the aircraft, or land it, safely in the fastest practicable way;(ii)assume control of the autonomous vehicle or unmanned vessel to steer the vehicle or vessel, or to stop the vehicle or vessel (as the case may be) safely in the fastest practicable way;(iii)end the flight of the unmanned aircraft, or land it, in the fastest and safest practicable way; or(iv)stop the autonomous vehicle or unmanned vessel in the fastest and safest practicable way; or(c)direct any person to operate any ship, hovercraft, aircraft, autonomous vehicle, unmanned aircraft, unmanned vessel, vehicle or train seized and detained under subsection (2)(b), in such manner as the officer determines.(3) Despite subsection (2), if the use of any drug specified in the Fifth Schedule or any substance containing such drug onboard any ship, hovercraft, aircraft, autonomous vehicle, unmanned aircraft, unmanned vessel, vehicle or train or by any person searched under that subsection is authorised by the Director, that drug or substance is not liable to seizure under that subsection.

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