Planning a holiday in a particular country, it is worth to ask in advance its legislation. After all, his ignorance does not absolve him from responsibility, and it is unlikely that anyone will want to pay a huge fine or even be in a local police department. For example, the laws of Singapore may seem inexperienced to tourists quite tough, but they allow you to maintain order in the city, which serves as a place of pilgrimage for thousands of travelers. Let us consider them in more detail.
Rules of conduct in Singapore
- Do not throw garbage such as cigarette butts from a cigarette or candy wrapper on the streets of the city or on the beach. Punishment will be inevitable: according to the harsh laws of Singapore you will have to pay between 1000 and 3000 Singapore dollars. A repeated offense from this category may entail public works or even a prison term. If a person is seen throwing rubbish on the coast, then he can not do with one fine: within 2 weeks for 3 hours a day he will have to clean the beach.
- Among the laws and penalties in Singapore, you can find a strict ban on smoking in the metro, public spaces and enclosed spaces. You can bring in a country not more than one block of cigarettes for which you need to pay a duty, and storing and using a tobacco potion that does not have excise stamps is also fraught with punishment. Singapore's laws on tobacco use for residents are also hardly soft: the owner of the outlet selling cigarettes to a minor will be immediately fined, and the person who sold them directly will go to jail or be flogged.
- Import and especially sell chewing gum in the city is not recommended. Here it is implemented only in pharmacies and under strict medical conditions. The fine for chewing gum is 500 Singapore dollars. And do not expect to persuade the pharmacist to sell it to you: in the absence of a medical certificate, he runs the risk of going to jail, losing his work license and paying at least $ 3,000 to the treasury.
- The laws of Singapore for tourists apply to the feeding of stray animals or wild birds: this should not be done in any case, since the penalty will follow immediately.
- In public places it is necessary to demonstrate good manners: do not spit, do not fireworks and do not eat (except for cafes and restaurants ). Otherwise, the monetary penalty, for example, for carrying the local fruit of durian in the metro, can be about 500 Singapore dollars.
- Often in Singapore, tourists take a car for rent ,
after all, in comparison with public transport ( metro , buses, etc.), this way of traveling to the sights of the country is much more comfortable and faster. If you do not fasten the belt in the car, do not take care of the car seat for the child or parked in the wrong place, according to the laws of Singapore you will have to cook from 120 to 150 dollars. For conversations on the mobile during a ride, the police can generally deprive you of a driver's license. From 130 to 200 dollars the careless tourist will pay for any infringements of rules of traffic: departure on a counter strip, excess of speed, etc.