Singapore legislation
Regulation 17
of Consumer Protection (Conformity Assessment) Regulations 2025
Regulation 17
Suspension and withdrawal of designation
Subregulation 1
The Designating Authority may withdraw the designation of a CAB where —
the CAB ceases to carry on the business of conformity assessment or testing of products relating to conformity assessment for which the CAB is designated;
the CAB fails or neglects to properly certify or test any product for conformity to the requirements for which the CAB is designated;
the CAB has contravened, is contravening or is likely to contravene any provision of Part 3;
the CAB is guilty of any offence involving fraud or dishonesty;
the CAB has contravened, is contravening or is likely to contravene any condition imposed by the Designating Authority on its designation;
the CAB is unable to properly certify or test any product for conformity to the requirements for which the CAB is designated;
the CAB fails to pay to the Designating Authority any costs or expenses required under these Regulations;
the CAB is for some other reason not fit to continue as a CAB designated by the Designating Authority; or
in the case of —
a CAB (Certification) designated to carry out any certification of any product to be supplied in a country other than Singapore for conformity to the applicable requirements specified in an MRA to which both Singapore and that country are parties; or
a CAB (Testing) designated to carry out any testing of any product to be supplied in a country other than Singapore for conformity to the applicable requirements specified in an MRA to which both Singapore and that country are parties,the relevant MRA so requires.
Subregulation 2
Where the Designating Authority is satisfied that any ground for withdrawing the designation of a CAB exists —
the Designating Authority must notify the CAB in writing and must specify, in that notification —
the ground entitling the Designating Authority to withdraw the designation of the CAB; and
a period (of at least 14 days) within which the CAB may provide to the Designating Authority any explanation it may wish to offer and to inform the Designating Authority if it wishes to be heard; and
the designation of the CAB is suspended as from the date of that notification.
Subregulation 3
After considering any explanation of the CAB and after providing the CAB with a reasonable opportunity to be heard under paragraph (2), the Designating Authority —
may make any of the following decisions:
subject to any conditions that the Designating Authority thinks fit, lift the suspension on the designation of the CAB;
withdraw the designation of the CAB; and
must notify the CAB in writing of its decision.
Subregulation 4
A person whose designation as a CAB (Certification) has been suspended or withdrawn must not, during the period of the suspension or starting on the date of the withdrawal, as the case may be —
issue any certificate of conformity for the purposes of the registration of any product under regulation 7(1) of the Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements) Regulations; or
certify that any product to be supplied in a country other than Singapore conforms to the applicable requirements specified in an MRA to which both Singapore and that country are parties.
Subregulation 5
A CAB (Certification) that contravenes paragraph (4) shall be guilty of an offence.
Subregulation 6
For the purposes of this regulation, the Designating Authority may require any person whom the Designating Authority believes to have knowledge of a matter —
to produce for inspection any book, document, paper or other record relating to or connected with the matter; and
to give any information relating to or connected with the matter that the Designating Authority may require.
Subregulation 7
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(d), the Designating Authority may accept the conviction of the CAB as final and conclusive.
Subregulation 8
The Designating Authority may require the CAB concerned to pay to it any costs and expenses of and incidental to any inquiry conducted under this regulation that the Designating Authority thinks fit.
Subregulation 9
Where the provisions of an MRA require the suspension or withdrawal of the designation of a CAB (Certification) or CAB (Testing) to carry out certification or testing of any product to be supplied in a country that is a party to the MRA, then this regulation applies with any modifications that may be necessary to enable those provisions to be complied with.