Laws & Regulations

Here are a few laws that one should bear in mind before packing your stuff on a trip down here.

1. No chewing gum. It's been banned in Singapore & will be confiscated.

2. Any form of firearms is prohibited. You will be charged & be sentenced to death by hanging for carrying them in.

3. Firecrackers are also a banned article. (Yup! You heard me...no Fourth of July)

4. Littering is an offence. The minimum fine is S$1000 for first time offenders & committee service in the form of cleaning up the local beach, at which local reporters like to throng & publish the offenders' pictures in the papers for more public humiliation.

5. Vandalism is also a serious offence. If you haven't heard about the Michael Faye case yet, go check it up (if I can gather any info on the case, I'll bring it up here). The boy got caned (& it ain't a little stick of cane on the butt!) for vandalism.

6. Pornographic/treasonable articles, publications, video tapes & software is prohibited as well. That includes Playboy, Penthouse etc.

7. If you need medication, such as sleeping pills/depressants/stimulants, please bring along your prescription as well to confirm that the medicine is being used for your physical well-being.

8. Products & by-products from endangered species of wildlife is also prohibited. This includes furs, whale meat & blubber, ivory etc. Such items will be confiscated.

9. Please bear in mind that we have strict laws regarding animals here. Singapore has been rabies free and we'd like to keep it that way. Unless you're coming from Australia, chances are your pet's gonna have to be quarantined for a month. So do yourself & your pet a favour...leave him with a babysitter at home. For any queries, do contact the Singapore Primary Product Department (Tel: 1800 226 2250)

10. Finally, drug abuse is a serious crime here. The death penalty is mandatory for those convicted of trafficking, manufacturing, importing or exporting more than any one of the following:
15g of heroin
30g of morphine
30g of cocaine
500g of cannabis
200g of cannabis resin
1.2kg of opium


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