Singapore legislation

Section 17

of Rubber Industry Act

Section 17

Power to make rules

(1)

The Association may, with the approval of the Minister, make rules —

(a)

regulating the packing, grading and shipping of rubber;

(b)

for the purpose of ensuring that the quality of rubber to be exported is of the standard required by the contract governing the transaction and for the prevention of fraud or malpractices in connection therewith, and prescribing the marks to be stamped or otherwise inscribed on rubber packed or shipped for export or on technically specified rubber;

(c)

regulating the manufacture of technically specified rubber and to prescribe the specifications for technically specified rubber;

(d)

prescribing the testing and quality control procedures to be adopted and followed by manufacturers of technically specified rubber;

(e)

prescribing the conditions upon which any licence or a class of licences is issued under this Act;

(f)

prescribing anything which may be prescribed under the provisions of this Act;

(g)

prescribing the fees for licences granted under this Act;

(h)

prescribing the form of register to be kept for the purposes of this Act;

(i)

prescribing the fees and travelling and subsistence allowances to be paid to the Chairman and members of the Appeal Tribunal; and

(j)

generally for the better carrying out of the purposes of this Act.

(2)

Rules made under subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette.