Singapore legislation
Section 11
Section 11
Functions, objects and duties of Authority
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the functions, objects and duties of the Authority shall be —
to regulate the import, manufacture, sale, disposal, transport, storage, possession and use of cosmetics, medicines, medical devices and other health-related products, tobacco products, radioactive materials and irradiating apparatuses in accordance with the written laws;
to conduct technological assessments of medicines, cosmetics, medical devices and other health-related products for the purpose of determining their efficacy, safety and suitability for consumption and use in Singapore and to advise the Government thereon;
to collect and co-ordinate the collection of blood from donors and to test, process and distribute such blood and the products thereof for the purpose of building and maintaining a safe and adequate national blood supply;
to provide professional, investigative and analytical services in health sciences to the Government and to any other person or body (whether in Singapore or elsewhere);
to conduct or engage any other person to conduct research in health sciences, and generally to promote the development of health sciences;
to act internationally as the national authority or representative of Singapore in respect of matters relating to health sciences; and
to carry out such other functions as are imposed upon the Authority by or under this Act or any other written law.
(2)
The Minister may give to the Authority such directions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as to the discharge of its functions, objects and duties and the exercise of its powers and the Authority shall give effect to any such directions.
(3)
Nothing in this section shall be construed as imposing on the Authority, directly or indirectly, any form of duty or liability enforceable by proceedings before any court.
(4)
In discharging its regulatory functions, the Authority shall have regard to recognised international standards.
(5)
In this section —
Definition
“cosmetic” means any substance, preparation or product that is used or intended to be used for toilet purposes or for cleansing, deodorising, beautifying, preserving, improving, altering or restoring the complexion, skin, hair or teeth, and includes perfumes;
Definition
“health-related product” means any substance, preparation or product that is used or intended to be used for the promotion or preservation of human health and well-being;
Definition
“health sciences” includes forensic medicine, forensic science, clinical pharmacology, pharmaceutical science, radiation science, transfusion medicine and any other applied science or specialised scientific field that relates to human health;
Definition
“medical device” means any apparatus, device, equipment or instrument that is used or intended to be used for or in connection with —
preventing, diagnosing, curing or alleviating any disease, ailment, defect or injury of the human body;
influencing, inhibiting or modifying any physiological process in the human body;
testing the susceptibility of persons to any disease or ailment;
influencing, controlling or preventing conception in persons;
testing for pregnancy in persons; or
replacing or modifying parts of the human anatomy,where the principal intended purpose of such apparatus, device equipment or instrument is not achieved primarily by any pharmacological, chemical, immunological or metabolic means, although it may be assisted by such means;
Definition
“medicine” means any substance or preparation that is used or intended to be used for the prevention or treatment of any ailment, infirmity or injury affecting the human body and includes any medicinal product as defined in section 3 of the Medicines Act (Cap. 176) and any substance or preparation that is used or intended to be used for the purposes aforesaid in any traditional system of therapeutics;
Definition
“tobacco product” means any cigarette, cigar or any other form of tobacco which may be consumed through smoking, chewing or otherwise.