Food Safety and Security Act 2025 · s 176

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—(1) This section applies if a Part 9 enforcement officer reasonably believes —(a)a person —(i)is contravening a provision of any Part 9 Regulations; or(ii)has contravened a provision of any Part 9 Regulations in circumstances that make it likely the contravention will continue or be repeated;(b)a matter relating to the contravention can be remedied; and(c)it is appropriate to give the person an opportunity to remedy the matter.(2) The Part 9 enforcement officer may give the person in subsection (1)(a) a remedial notice requiring the person to remedy the contravention or have the contravention remedied.(3) The remedial notice must state all of the following:(a)that the Part 9 enforcement officer reasonably believes the person the notice is addressed to —(i)is contravening a provision of any Part 9 Regulations; or(ii)has contravened a provision of any Part 9 Regulations in circumstances that make it likely the contravention will continue or be repeated;(b)the provision the Part 9 enforcement officer believes is being, or has been, contravened (called the relevant provision);(c)briefly, how it is believed the relevant provision is being, or has been, contravened;(d)the period in which the person must remedy the contravention or have the contravention remedied;(e)that it is an offence to fail to comply with the remedial notice unless the person has a reasonable excuse.(4) The remedial notice may also state the reasonable steps that the Part 9 enforcement officer considers necessary to remedy the contravention, or to avoid further contravention, of the relevant provision.Examples of reasonable stepsWithdrawing or rectifying advertisements of foods, publishing in Singapore a rectification notice to inform the general public of non‑compliant advertisements, or suspending the sale or supply of a specific food.(5) A Part 9 enforcement officer must keep a copy of every remedial notice given under this section.(6) The person to whom a remedial notice is given must comply with the remedial notice unless the person has a reasonable excuse.(7) A person who contravenes subsection (6) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —(a)where the person is an individual — to a fine not exceeding $5,000; or(b)where the person is not an individual — to a fine not exceeding $10,000.(8) If a remedial notice is given under this section in relation to a contravention by a person of a relevant provision and the contravention is an offence, the person cannot be prosecuted for that offence unless the person fails to comply with the remedial notice and does not have a reasonable excuse for the non‑compliance.(9) A person may be prosecuted for the contravention of a relevant provision without a Part 9 enforcement officer first giving a remedial notice for the contravention.
This section applies if a Part 9 enforcement officer reasonably believes —(a)a person —(i)is contravening a provision of any Part 9 Regulations; or(ii)has contravened a provision of any Part 9 Regulations in circumstances that make it likely the contravention will continue or be repeated;(b)a matter relating to the contravention can be remedied; and(c)it is appropriate to give the person an opportunity to remedy the matter.
The Part 9 enforcement officer may give the person in subsection (1)(a) a remedial notice requiring the person to remedy the contravention or have the contravention remedied.
The remedial notice must state all of the following:(a)that the Part 9 enforcement officer reasonably believes the person the notice is addressed to —(i)is contravening a provision of any Part 9 Regulations; or(ii)has contravened a provision of any Part 9 Regulations in circumstances that make it likely the contravention will continue or be repeated;(b)the provision the Part 9 enforcement officer believes is being, or has been, contravened (called the relevant provision);(c)briefly, how it is believed the relevant provision is being, or has been, contravened;(d)the period in which the person must remedy the contravention or have the contravention remedied;(e)that it is an offence to fail to comply with the remedial notice unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
The remedial notice may also state the reasonable steps that the Part 9 enforcement officer considers necessary to remedy the contravention, or to avoid further contravention, of the relevant provision.Examples of reasonable stepsWithdrawing or rectifying advertisements of foods, publishing in Singapore a rectification notice to inform the general public of non‑compliant advertisements, or suspending the sale or supply of a specific food.
A Part 9 enforcement officer must keep a copy of every remedial notice given under this section.
The person to whom a remedial notice is given must comply with the remedial notice unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
A person who contravenes subsection (6) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —(a)where the person is an individual — to a fine not exceeding $5,000; or(b)where the person is not an individual — to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
If a remedial notice is given under this section in relation to a contravention by a person of a relevant provision and the contravention is an offence, the person cannot be prosecuted for that offence unless the person fails to comply with the remedial notice and does not have a reasonable excuse for the non‑compliance.
A person may be prosecuted for the contravention of a relevant provision without a Part 9 enforcement officer first giving a remedial notice for the contravention.

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s 176Remedial notices

(1)

This section applies if a Part 9 enforcement officer reasonably believes —

(a)

a person —

(i)

is contravening a provision of any Part 9 Regulations; or

(ii)

has contravened a provision of any Part 9 Regulations in circumstances that make it likely the contravention will continue or be repeated;

(b)

a matter relating to the contravention can be remedied; and

(c)

it is appropriate to give the person an opportunity to remedy the matter.

(2)

The Part 9 enforcement officer may give the person in subsection (1)(a) a remedial notice requiring the person to remedy the contravention or have the contravention remedied.

(3)

The remedial notice must state all of the following:

(a)

that the Part 9 enforcement officer reasonably believes the person the notice is addressed to —

(i)

is contravening a provision of any Part 9 Regulations; or

(ii)

has contravened a provision of any Part 9 Regulations in circumstances that make it likely the contravention will continue or be repeated;

(b)

the provision the Part 9 enforcement officer believes is being, or has been, contravened (called the relevant provision);

(c)

briefly, how it is believed the relevant provision is being, or has been, contravened;

(d)

the period in which the person must remedy the contravention or have the contravention remedied;

(e)

that it is an offence to fail to comply with the remedial notice unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

(4)

The remedial notice may also state the reasonable steps that the Part 9 enforcement officer considers necessary to remedy the contravention, or to avoid further contravention, of the relevant provision.Examples of reasonable stepsWithdrawing or rectifying advertisements of foods, publishing in Singapore a rectification notice to inform the general public of non‑compliant advertisements, or suspending the sale or supply of a specific food.

(5)

A Part 9 enforcement officer must keep a copy of every remedial notice given under this section.

(6)

The person to whom a remedial notice is given must comply with the remedial notice unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

(7)

A person who contravenes subsection (6) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

where the person is an individual — to a fine not exceeding $5,000; or

(b)

where the person is not an individual — to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

(8)

If a remedial notice is given under this section in relation to a contravention by a person of a relevant provision and the contravention is an offence, the person cannot be prosecuted for that offence unless the person fails to comply with the remedial notice and does not have a reasonable excuse for the non‑compliance.

(9)

A person may be prosecuted for the contravention of a relevant provision without a Part 9 enforcement officer first giving a remedial notice for the contravention.