Food Safety and Security Act 2025 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 3 · Import, Export and Transhipment
84. Cancelling consignment permit
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
Subject to Division 4 of Part 14, the Agency may cancel (without any compensation) an import consignment permit, an export consignment permit or a transhipment consignment permit granted to a licensed importer or licensed exporter if —
in the case of an import consignment permit, the Agency is of the opinion that —
the food to be imported under that permit is or may be unsafe or unsuitable or is or may be defined food;
the type of regulated food contact article to be imported under that permit has or may have contaminated any food or caused or may have caused food to no longer be safe; or
the animal feed to be imported under that permit is or may be not fit for purpose;
the Agency reasonably believes that the integrity of the controlled items covered by the import consignment permit, export consignment permit or transhipment consignment permit (as the case may be) cannot be ensured;
the Agency reasonably believes that the licensed importer or licensed exporter made a false, misleading or incomplete statement in an application for the consignment permit in question;
the licensed importer or licensed exporter is or is about to be the subject of regulatory action under section 83; or
the public interest of Singapore requires.
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