Health Products Act 2007 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Registration of Health Products
37. Suspension and cancellation of registration
Feedback & supportThe Authority may suspend or cancel the registration of a health product if the Authority has reasonable grounds to believe that —
the registration has been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation;
the registrant of the health product has contravened or is contravening —
any provision of this Act;
any condition attached to the registration; or
any other prescribed requirement;
the formulation, composition, design specification, quality, safety or presentation of the health product has changed so as to render it unsuitable to continue to be registered;
the health product no longer complies with a prescribed requirement; or
it is in the public interest to do so.
The Authority may cancel the registration of a health product if the registrant of the health product fails to pay the prescribed retention fee mentioned in section 31(a) within the prescribed time.
health product
“health product” means any substance, preparation or device —(a)that —(i)is represented for use by humans;(ii)whether because of its presentation or otherwise, is likely to be taken for use by humans; or(iii)is included in a class of substances, preparations or devices which are or are ordinarily intended for use by humans,solely or principally for a health-related purpose; and(b)that falls within any of the categories of health products specified in the First Schedule;
The Authority may, upon the application of the registrant of a health product, cancel the registration of the health product.
registrant
“registrant”, in relation to a registered health product, means the person who applied for and obtained the registration of the health product under this Act;
Before suspending or cancelling the registration of any health product under subsection (1) or (2), the Authority must —
give to the registrant of the health product written notice of its intention to do so; and
in such notice, call upon the registrant of the health product to show cause within the time specified in the notice as to why the registration of the health product should not be suspended or cancelled.
If the registrant of the health product —
fails to show cause within the period of time given or such extended period of time as the Authority may allow; or
fails to show sufficient cause,as to why the registration of the health product should not be suspended or cancelled, the Authority must give written notice to the registrant of the health product of the date from which the suspension or cancellation of the registration of the health product is to take effect.