Clause 65

by inserting, immediately before the definition of “animal” in section 2(1), the following definition:“ “Agency” means the Singapore Food Agency established by the Singapore Food Agency Act 2019;”;

by deleting the definition of “Authority” in section 2(1);

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

by deleting the words “the Authority or of any other statutory authority” in section 3(2) and substituting the words “the Agency or any other statutory authority, or an auxiliary police officer appointed under the Police Force Act (Cap. 235),”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “powers conferred or duties imposed upon him by this Act” in section 3(3), the words “(except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection)”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (5) of section 3, the following subsections:“(6) The Director‑General may, for any reason that appears to the Director‑General to be sufficient, at any time revoke a person’s appointment as an authorised officer or a person’s or body’s designation under subsection (5).(7) An auxiliary police officer who is appointed as an authorised officer under subsection (2) does not, by virtue only of the appointment, become an employee or agent of the Agency.”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1) of section 7, the following subsections:“(1A) In deciding whether to grant a licence under section 5 for the import of any meat product or fish product, the Director‑General may make inquiries and investigations that are reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances so as to be satisfied as to the experience and resources of the applicant in providing a secure and reliable supply in Singapore of the meat product or fish product.(1B) Without limiting subsection (1A), those inquiries and investigations may include whether the applicant for a licence to import any meat product or fish product has a procurement plan stating —

the risks (including assessments thereof) of any disruption occurring to the import of the meat product or fish product from the markets from which they are to be procured; and

any plan of action (including preventive strategies) for the purpose of —

ensuring, so far as is reasonably practicable, that the applicant can still provide a secure and reliable supply in Singapore of the meat product or fish product of acceptable quality; or

otherwise reducing or mitigating the effect of any disruption to the supply of the meat product or fish product from any such market from which they are to be procured.”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2) of section 7, the following subsection:“(2A) Without limiting subsection (2), the Director‑General may grant a licence under section 5 subject to such conditions as the Director‑General thinks fit, including but not limited to the conditions necessary or related to ensuring a secure and reliable supply in Singapore of any meat product or fish product.”;

by deleting the words “the Authority” in sections 8(1)(b)(iii) and 14(1)(b)(iii) and substituting in each case the words “the Director‑General”;

by inserting, immediately after section 24, the following section:“Other powers of investigation24A.—

For the purpose of investigating any offence under this Act or the rules, the Director‑General or an authorised officer may —

require any person in Singapore whom the Director‑General or authorised officer (as the case may be) has reason to believe to be acquainted with any facts or circumstances relevant to that investigation to attend before the Director‑General or authorised officer to answer any question (to the best of that person’s knowledge, information and belief); or

examine orally any person supposed to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case.(2) The person mentioned in subsection (1)(b) is bound to state truly the facts and circumstances with which the person is acquainted concerning the case except only that the person may decline to make, with regard to any fact or circumstance, a statement which would have a tendency to expose the person to a criminal charge or to penalty or forfeiture.(3) Any statement made by any person in answer to a question under subsection (1) must —

be reduced to writing;

be read over to the person;

if the person does not understand English, be interpreted in a language that the person understands; and

after correction (if necessary), be signed by the person.(4) If any person fails to attend before the Director‑General or an authorised officer as required under subsection (1), the Director‑General or authorised officer may report the failure to a Magistrate who may issue a warrant to secure the attendance of that person as required by the order.”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2) of section 39, the following subsection:“(3) All composition sums collected under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.”;

by repealing section 41 and substituting the following section:“Fees, etc., payable to Agency

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (u) of section 42(2), the following paragraph:“(ua)setting out requirements and procedures for document control and recording by persons licensed under this Act so as to monitor the supply of meat products and fish products of acceptable quality in Singapore, including —

the information that must be collected about the meat product or fish product;

the periods for which the information must be kept; and

how, when and to whom that information must be reported;”.