Singapore legislation
Clause 10
Clause 10
Amendment of Consumer Protection (Trade Descriptions and Safety Requirements) Act 1975
(1)
In the Consumer Protection (Trade Descriptions and Safety Requirements) Act 1975, in section 2(1), after the definition of “premises”, insert —“ “Safety Authority” means the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore established by section 3 of the Competition Act 2004;”.
(2)
In the Consumer Protection (Trade Descriptions and Safety Requirements) Act 1975, in section 32 —
renumber the section as subsection (1) of that section; and
after subsection (1), insert —“(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations for all or any of the following matters:
the registration and regulation of certain suppliers and goods before the goods may be supplied in Singapore;
the designation of persons to perform conformity assessment, testing or certification in relation to prescribed safety standards and the recognition of foreign conformity assessment, testing or certification;
the fees to be charged in respect of anything done or any services rendered by or on behalf of the Safety Authority under or by virtue of this Act, or any regulations made under this Act, including the recovery of any costs incurred.(3) Regulations made under this Act may incorporate by reference (with or without modification) any matter contained in any code, standard, rule, requirement, specification or other document, as in force at a particular time or from time to time, which relates to any matter with which the regulations deal.(4) The Minister may, in making any regulations, provide that any contravention of a provision of the regulations (if such contravention is not an offence under section 9(2), 10(3) or 11(2)) shall be an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $10,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or with both.”.