Singapore legislation
Clause 18
Clause 18
Repeal and re‑enactment of sections 54 and 55
Sections 54 and 55 of the principal Act are repealed and the following sections substituted therefor:“Exemption from Act
54. The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, exempt any class of persons, food businesses, premises, food or activities from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act or the food regulations. Administrative exemption from Act55.—
The Director‑General may exempt, for a period specified in the exemption, a particular person, food business, premises, food or activity from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act or the food regulations where the Director‑General is personally satisfied that all of the following apply:
the risk to public health of providing the exemption is negligible; (b)there are other sufficient safeguards under this Act or any other written law, or by other means, to minimise any risk to public health in providing the exemption;
there are requirements in other written law or there are other means that deal with the matter to be exempted besides the applicable requirements of this Act;
the exemption is necessary or desirable to avoid unnecessary restrictions on trade.(2) An exemption under this section —
must be in writing and given to the particular person concerned; and
need not be published in the Gazette.”.