Competition Act 2004 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8 · Transfer of Undertakings Relating to Product Safety Functions and Legal Metrology Functions to Commission
101. Interpretation of this Part
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In this Part —“asset”, in relation to the transferor, means property of any kind (whether tangible or intangible, whether arising from, accruing under, created or evidenced by or the subject of, an instrument or otherwise and whether actual or contingent) of the transferor on the eve of the transfer date and includes, without limitation, any —
asset
“asset”, in relation to the transferor, means property of any kind (whether tangible or intangible, whether arising from, accruing under, created or evidenced by or the subject of, an instrument or otherwise and whether actual or contingent) of the transferor on the eve of the transfer date and includes, without limitation, any —(a)legal or equitable interest in real or personal property, whether situated in Singapore or elsewhere;(b)chose in action;(c)money or securities;(d)plant and equipment, whether situated in Singapore or elsewhere;(e)intellectual property;(f)infrastructure, whether situated in Singapore or elsewhere;(g)records; and(h)right;
legal or equitable interest in real or personal property, whether situated in Singapore or elsewhere;
chose in action;
money or securities;
plant and equipment, whether situated in Singapore or elsewhere;
intellectual property;
infrastructure, whether situated in Singapore or elsewhere;
records; and
records
“records”, in relation to the transferor, means registers, papers, documents, minutes, receipts, books of account and other records, however compiled, recorded or stored, of the transferor existing on the eve of the transfer date;
right;“legal metrology functions” means the following functions:
right
“right”, in relation to the transferor, means any right, power, privilege or immunity of the transferor on the eve of the transfer date;
promoting among suppliers in Singapore, and educating consumers on, legal metrology;
legal metrology
“legal metrology” means —(a)the use of uniform weights and measures;(b)the use of accurate weighing or measuring instruments for trade; and(c)the provision of relevant information relating to quantity in the supply of goods;
administering and enforcing the Weights and Measures Act 1975;
acting internationally as the national body representative of Singapore in respect of legal metrology;
advising the Government, any public authority or any consumer protection organisation on national needs and policies in respect of legal metrology;“liability”, in relation to the transferor, means any liability, duty or obligation (whether actual or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether owed alone or jointly, or jointly and severally, with any other person) of the transferor on the eve of the transfer date;“product safety functions” means the following functions:
consumer protection
“consumer protection” means all or any of the following:(a)promoting fair trading practices among suppliers and consumers and enabling consumers to make informed decisions about consumer transactions in Singapore;(b)preventing suppliers in Singapore from engaging in unfair trading practices in relation to consumer transactions;(c)promoting and enforcing the supply of safe consumer goods in Singapore and the provision of relevant safety information about consumer goods;
promoting among suppliers in Singapore, and educating consumers on, the supply of safe consumer goods and the provision of relevant safety information about consumer goods;
consumer goods
“consumer goods” means any goods to which Part 3 of the Consumer Protection (Trade Descriptions and Safety Requirements) Act 1975 applies, whether or not supplied in the course of a consumer transaction;
preventing the supply of unsafe consumer goods in Singapore;
acting internationally as the national body representative of Singapore in respect of promoting and enforcing —
the supply of safe consumer goods in Singapore; and
the provision of relevant safety information about consumer goods;
advising the Government, any public authority or any consumer protection organisation on national needs and policies in respect of promoting and enforcing —
the supply of safe consumer goods in Singapore; and
the provision of relevant safety information about consumer goods;“records”, in relation to the transferor, means registers, papers, documents, minutes, receipts, books of account and other records, however compiled, recorded or stored, of the transferor existing on the eve of the transfer date;“right”, in relation to the transferor, means any right, power, privilege or immunity of the transferor on the eve of the transfer date;“transfer date” means the date of commencement of section 7 of the Competition (Amendment) Act 2025;“transferor” means the Enterprise Singapore Board established by section 3 of the Enterprise Singapore Board Act 2018.
transferor
“transferor” means the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board established by the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board Act.
“asset”, in relation to the transferor, means property of any kind (whether tangible or intangible, whether arising from, accruing under, created or evidenced by or the subject of, an instrument or otherwise and whether actual or contingent) of the transferor on the eve of the transfer date and includes, without limitation, any —
legal or equitable interest in real or personal property, whether situated in Singapore or elsewhere;
chose in action;
money or securities;
plant and equipment, whether situated in Singapore or elsewhere;
intellectual property;
infrastructure, whether situated in Singapore or elsewhere;
records; and
right;
“legal metrology functions” means the following functions:
promoting among suppliers in Singapore, and educating consumers on, legal metrology;
administering and enforcing the Weights and Measures Act 1975;
acting internationally as the national body representative of Singapore in respect of legal metrology;
advising the Government, any public authority or any consumer protection organisation on national needs and policies in respect of legal metrology;
“liability”, in relation to the transferor, means any liability, duty or obligation (whether actual or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether owed alone or jointly, or jointly and severally, with any other person) of the transferor on the eve of the transfer date;
liability
“liability”, in relation to the transferor, means any liability, duty or obligation (whether actual or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether owed alone or jointly and severally with any other person) of the transferor on the eve of the transfer date;
“product safety functions” means the following functions:
promoting among suppliers in Singapore, and educating consumers on, the supply of safe consumer goods and the provision of relevant safety information about consumer goods;
preventing the supply of unsafe consumer goods in Singapore;
acting internationally as the national body representative of Singapore in respect of promoting and enforcing —
the supply of safe consumer goods in Singapore; and
the provision of relevant safety information about consumer goods;
advising the Government, any public authority or any consumer protection organisation on national needs and policies in respect of promoting and enforcing —
the supply of safe consumer goods in Singapore; and
the provision of relevant safety information about consumer goods;
“records”, in relation to the transferor, means registers, papers, documents, minutes, receipts, books of account and other records, however compiled, recorded or stored, of the transferor existing on the eve of the transfer date;
“right”, in relation to the transferor, means any right, power, privilege or immunity of the transferor on the eve of the transfer date;
“transfer date” means the date of commencement of section 7 of the Competition (Amendment) Act 2025;
“transferor” means the Enterprise Singapore Board established by section 3 of the Enterprise Singapore Board Act 2018.