Singapore legislation

Clause 61

of Singapore Food Agency Bill

Clause 61

Amendments to Infectious Diseases Act

The Infectious Diseases Act (Cap. 137, 2003 Ed.) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “the Director‑General” in paragraph (a)(i) of the definition of “appropriate Minister” in section 2, the words “or the Director‑General, Food Administration”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Director‑General” in section 2, the following definition:“ “Director‑General, Food Administration” means the Director‑General, Food Administration appointed under section 3(1) of the Sale of Food Act (Cap. 283);”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “the Director‑General” in the definition of “Health Officer” in section 2, the words “, the Director-General, Food Administration”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the words “the Director‑General” in section 3(2), the words “and the Director‑General, Food Administration”;

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the words “the Director‑General” in section 3(3), the words “or the Director‑General, Food Administration”;

(f)

by inserting, immediately after the words “the Director‑General” in section 3(4), the words “or the Director‑General, Food Administration, as the case may be”;

(g)

by inserting, immediately after the word “Director‑General” wherever it appears in the following provisions, the words “, the Director‑General, Food Administration”:Section 4(1) and (2)Section 5Section 29(1) and (2)Section 42(1), (2), (3) and (4)Section 44(1) and (2)Section 55A(1)Section 56(2)Section 57(1) and (2)Section 63(1) and (2)Section 67;

(h)

by inserting, immediately after the word “Director‑General” wherever it appears in section 39(1) and (2) and in the section heading, the words “, Food Administration”;

(i)

by inserting, immediately after the words “subsection (2)” in section 68(1), the words “or (2A)”;

(j)

by deleting the words “and 33 to 45” in section 68(2) and substituting the words “, 33 to 37 and 40 to 45”;

(k)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2) of section 68, the following subsection:“(2A) The Director‑General, Food Administration may compound any offence under section 38 or 39 if that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by the appropriate Minister under section 73, by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum described in subsection (3).”; and

(l)

by deleting the words “, composition sums” in section 69(1) and (2).