Singapore legislation
Regulation 7
Regulation 7
Import health requirements
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of these Rules, the Director-General may specify such import health requirements as are necessary in respect of any regulated plant, regulated plant product or regulated material.
Subregulation 2
The Director-General may, from time to time, vary any of the import health requirements —
having regard to the status of any regulated pest, regulated plant, regulated plant product or regulated material; and
in accordance with the provisions of any international agreement or memorandum of understanding pertaining to the international movement of quarantine pests, regulated plants, regulated plant products or regulated materials.
Subregulation 3
The Director-General shall maintain a register of all the import health requirements for the time being specified under paragraph (1) and any variation to any such requirement under paragraph (2).
Subregulation 4
The register referred to in paragraph (3) shall be made available for public information.
Subregulation 5
In determining whether it is necessary to specify any import health requirement under paragraph (1), the Director-General shall have regard to the following matters:
the likelihood that the importation of any plant, plant product or other material may bring any regulated pest into Singapore;
the nature and possibility of the effect of any pest on any local plant or plant product, or the environment in or economy of Singapore;
any obligation imposed under any treaty, convention, arrangement, memorandum of understanding, exchange of letters or other similar instrument relating to the import of plants to which Singapore is a party; and
such other matter as the Director-General thinks relevant.