33 CAP. 206 Newspaper and Printing Presses 2002 Ed. (3) Any person who, without lawful excuse, has in his possession, custody or control for the purpose of publication, sale or distribution any newspaper the printing, publication, sale or distribution of which is unlawful under any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to the penalty prescribed by section 35. (4) It shall be presumed until the contrary is proved that any person found in possession, custody or control of any such newspaper had it for the purpose of the publication, sale or distribution thereof. (5) Where any person is convicted of any offence under this section, any newspaper to which the proceedings relate shall be forfeited and shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the court directs. [26 Power to seize and detain illegal newspapers 34.—(1) Any — (a) officer of a postal licensee not below the rank of postal superintendent; [34/2007 wef 24/08/2007] (b) senior officer of customs; or [4/2003 wef 01/04/2003] (c) police officer not below the rank of Inspector, may detain, open and examine any package or article which he suspects to contain any newspaper which is being or has been brought into Singapore for the purpose of publication, sale or distribution in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or of any condition imposed in respect of any permit. [12/92; 20/2002] (2) Any police officer or any officer of customs may seize and detain any newspaper found in the possession of any person which the police officer or the officer of customs has reasonable cause to believe has been printed, published, sold or distributed or is intended to be printed, published, sold or distributed in contravention of the provisions of this Act or of any conditions imposed in respect of any permit. Informal Consolidation – version in force from 1/7/2015