Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods Safety Requirements) Regulations 2011
Regulation 2
Definitions
Subregulation 1
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —[Deleted by S 430/2025 wef 01/07/2025](2) For the purposes of these Regulations, references to safety standards shall not include any provision of such standards that is inappropriate for application in Singapore for any of the following reasons:
in the case of product standards for electrical goods, the provision relates to the operation of such goods on mains voltage other than 230V ac single phase or 400V ac three phase;
in the case of product standards for gas products, the provision relates to the specifications of town gas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) which are not available in Singapore;
the provision presumes a working language other than English;
the provision fails to take into account the tropical climate of Singapore;
the provision relates to the imposition of any requirement pertaining to consumer goods that is not a specific safety requirement; or
any other reason approved by the Safety Authority.
Definition
“Category 1 goods” means any consumer goods for which safety standards have been formulated or adopted and published by any of the following: (a)the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO);
the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC);
the European Committee for Standardisation; or
ASTM International;
Definition
“Category 2 goods” means any consumer goods other than Category 1 goods;
Definition
“consumer goods” means any goods which are ordinarily supplied for private use or consumption, not being any goods set out in the Schedule, and includes the packaging in which the goods are supplied;
Definition
“publish” means made available to the public, whether in Singapore or elsewhere;
Definition
“specific safety requirement” means a specific requirement pertaining to any consumer goods for the purpose of protecting the safety of consumers.