Skip to content

Singapore legislation

Regulation 3

of Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Regulations 2007

Regulation 3

Duration and conditions of licence

Subregulation 1

A licence is valid for the period that the Director‑General determines unless cancelled or suspended in accordance with these Regulations.

Subregulation 2

The holder of a licence to import or export a Schedule 2 chemical must not transfer the chemical to a country or territory that is not a party to the Convention unless —

(a)

the chemical, if it is one specified in item A of Part 2 of the Schedule to the Act, forms no more than 1% by weight of a mixture or, if it is one specified in item B of Part 2 of that Schedule, forms no more than 10% by weight of a mixture; or

(b)

the mixture is or is part of goods identified as consumer goods and packaged for retail sale for personal use, or packaged for individual use, and, where the licence is for the export of the chemical, the holder submits to the Director-General before the export an end‑user certificate by the end‑user in the country or territory of destination.

Subregulation 3

The holder of a licence to export a Schedule 3 chemical must not export the chemical to a country or territory that is not a party to the Convention unless the holder submits to the Director‑General before the export an end-user certificate by the end-user in the country or territory of destination.

Subregulation 4

Paragraph (3) does not apply to the export of a Schedule 3 chemical if —

(a)

the chemical forms no more than 30% by weight of a mixture; or

(b)

the mixture is or is part of goods identified as consumer goods and packaged for retail sale for personal use, or packaged for individual use.

Subregulation 5

The end-user certificates mentioned in paragraphs (2) and (3) must be in a form specified by the Director-General and must state —

(a)

the type and total quantity of the chemical to be exported;

(b)

the purpose for which the chemical is to be used;

(c)

the name and address of the user of the chemical; and

(d)

any other information that the Director-General requires.

Subregulation 6

The end-user certificates mentioned in paragraphs (2) and (3) must be accompanied by —

(a)

an undertaking by the user of the chemical that the chemical will only be used for a permitted purpose and will not be retransferred; and

(b)

a statement by the government of the country or territory of destination certifying the matters mentioned in paragraph (5)(a), (b) and (c) and sub-paragraph (a).