Regulation 1
Citation
This Order is the Medicines (Cessation of Application of Act to Oral Dental Gums) Order 2016.
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Medicines (Cessation of Application of Act to Oral Dental Gums) Order 2016
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- Type
- Subsidiary Legislation
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 1975
- Sections
- 4
Quick answer
About this subsidiary legislation
Medicines (Cessation of Application of Act to Oral Dental Gums) Order 2016 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation MA-S542-2016 1975, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1975.
Regulation 2
Definitions
In this Order —“oral dental gum” means any chewing gum, or any like substance prepared from a gum base of vegetable or synthetic origin, and intended to be chewed for use in promoting dental health or oral hygiene, but does not include any such gum which is manufactured or imported into Singapore solely for research and development purposes by a person who is registered under the Control of Manufacture Act (Cap. 57) in respect of the manufacture of chewing gum;“Oral Dental Gums Regulations” means the Health Products (Oral Dental Gums) Regulations 2016 (G.N. No. S 539/2016);“product licence” means a product licence mentioned in section 5(1) of the Act;“registrant”, in relation to an oral dental gum, means a person who has applied for and obtained the registration of the oral dental gum under the Health Products Act (Cap. 122D).
Definition
“oral dental gum” means any chewing gum, or any like substance prepared from a gum base of vegetable or synthetic origin, and intended to be chewed for use in promoting dental health or oral hygiene, but does not include any such gum which is manufactured or imported into Singapore solely for research and development purposes by a person who is registered under the Control of Manufacture Act (Cap. 57) in respect of the manufacture of chewing gum;
Definition
“Oral Dental Gums Regulations” means the Health Products (Oral Dental Gums) Regulations 2016 (G.N. No. S 539/2016);
Definition
“product licence” means a product licence mentioned in section 5(1) of the Act;
Definition
“registrant”, in relation to an oral dental gum, means a person who has applied for and obtained the registration of the oral dental gum under the Health Products Act (Cap. 122D).
Regulation 3
Cessation of application of Act
The provisions of the Act cease to apply to any oral dental gum as from 1 November 2016.
Regulation 4
Saving and transitional provisions
Subregulation 1
Every oral dental gum for which a product licence is valid immediately before 1 November 2016 is deemed, on or after that date and for so long as the product licence remains valid, to be registered as an oral dental gum under the Health Products Act (Cap. 122D).
Subregulation 2
On or after 1 November 2016, the holder of a product licence mentioned in sub‑paragraph (1) is deemed to be a registrant, and subject to the duties of a registrant, under the Health Products Act and the Oral Dental Gums Regulations.
Subregulation 3
Every import licence mentioned in section 5(2) of the Act for the import of an oral dental gum that is valid immediately before 1 November 2016 is treated, on or after that date and for so long as the licence remains valid, as if it were an importer’s licence mentioned in section 13 of the Health Products Act.
Subregulation 4
Every manufacturer’s licence granted for an oral dental gum under section 6(2) of the Act that is valid immediately before 1 November 2016 is treated, on or after that date and for so long as the licence remains valid, as if it were a manufacturer’s licence mentioned in section 12 of the Health Products Act.
Subregulation 5
Every wholesale dealer’s licence granted for an oral dental gum under section 6(3) of the Act that is valid immediately before 1 November 2016 is treated, on or after that date and for so long as the licence remains valid, as if it were a wholesaler’s licence mentioned in section 14 of the Health Products Act.
Subregulation 6
On or after 1 November 2016, the holder of any import, manufacturer’s or wholesale dealer’s licence mentioned in sub‑paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) is deemed, for so long as the licence remains valid, to be the holder of, and subject to the duties of a holder of, an importer’s, a manufacturer’s or a wholesaler’s licence, as the case may be, under the Health Products Act and the Oral Dental Gums Regulations.
Common questions
- What is Medicines (Cessation of Application of Act to Oral Dental Gums) Order 2016?
- Medicines (Cessation of Application of Act to Oral Dental Gums) Order 2016 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation MA-S542-2016 1975, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1975.
- Is Medicines (Cessation of Application of Act to Oral Dental Gums) Order 2016 still in force?
- Yes — Medicines (Cessation of Application of Act to Oral Dental Gums) Order 2016 is currently in force.
- When did Medicines (Cessation of Application of Act to Oral Dental Gums) Order 2016 take effect?
- Medicines (Cessation of Application of Act to Oral Dental Gums) Order 2016 was first recorded in 1975.
- How many regulations does Medicines (Cessation of Application of Act to Oral Dental Gums) Order 2016 have?
- Medicines (Cessation of Application of Act to Oral Dental Gums) Order 2016 contains 4 regulations.
- Where can I read the official version of Medicines (Cessation of Application of Act to Oral Dental Gums) Order 2016?
- The official text of Medicines (Cessation of Application of Act to Oral Dental Gums) Order 2016 is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.