Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
Regulation 2
Definitions
Subregulation 1
In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
Definition
“American tropics” means those parts of the continent of America, including the islands adjacent thereto, which are bounded by the Tropic of Capricorn (latitude 23½º S) and the Tropic of Cancer (latitude 23½º N) and by Longitudes 30º W and 120º W and includes that part of Mexico which is north of the Tropic of Cancer;
Definition
“biological control agent” means a natural enemy, an antagonist or a competitor of a pest, or any other self-replicating biotic entity, used for pest control;
Definition
“import health requirement” means any import health requirement specified or varied by the Director-General under rule 7;
Definition
“living modified organism” means any living organism that possesses a novel combination of genetic material obtained through the use of any modern biotechnology technique —
that overcomes natural physiological reproductive or recombination barriers; and
that is not a technique used in traditional breeding and selection;
Definition
“non-quarantine pest” means a pest specified in Part II of the First Schedule;
Definition
“quarantine pest” means a pest specified in Part I of the First Schedule;
Definition
“regulated pest” means a pest specified in Part I or II of the First Schedule;
Definition
“transit” means to be taken or sent from any country and brought into Singapore for the sole purpose of being carried to another country by the same or another conveyance within any free trade zone.
Subregulation 2
In these Rules —
any reference to a consignment of plants, plant products or materials shall include a reference to any container, receptacle, packaging material or other article forming part of such a consignment;
any reference to a regulated plant, regulated plant product or regulated material shall be construed as a reference to a plant, plant product or material, respectively, specified in the Second Schedule; (c)any reference to the importation or movement of any pest, plant, plant product or material shall be read as including a reference to the importation or movement, respectively, of the pest, plant, plant product or material by post; and
any reference to a certificate or document shall include a reference to a certificate or document in electronic form.