Singapore legislation
Clause 37
Clause 37
Suspension and cancellation of registration
(1)
The Authority may suspend or cancel the registration of a health product if the Authority has reasonable grounds to believe that —
the registration has been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation;
the registrant of the health product has contravened or is contravening —
any provision of this Act;
any condition attached to the registration; or
any other prescribed requirement;
the formulation, composition, design specification, quality, safety or presentation of the health product has changed such as to render it unsuitable to continue to be registered;
the health product no longer complies with a prescribed requirement; or
it is in the public interest to do so.
(2)
The Authority may cancel the registration of a health product if the registrant of the health product fails to pay the prescribed retention fee referred to in section 31(a) within the prescribed time.
(3)
The Authority may, upon the application of the registrant of a health product, cancel the registration of the health product.
(4)
Before suspending or cancelling the registration of any health product under subsection (1) or (2), the Authority shall —
give to the registrant of the health product notice in writing of its intention to do so; and
in such notice, call upon the registrant of the health product to show cause within such time as may be specified in the notice as to why the registration of the health product should not be suspended or cancelled.
(5)
If the registrant of the health product —
fails to show cause within the period of time given or such extended period of time as the Authority may allow; or
fails to show sufficient cause,as to why the registration of the health product should not be suspended or cancelled, the Authority shall give notice in writing to the registrant of the health product of the date from which the suspension or cancellation of the registration of the health product is to take effect.