Singapore legislation
Regulation 24
Regulation 24
Issue of certificate of origin by issuing authority
Subregulation 1
Subject to regulation 24A, any person who desires a certificate of origin in respect of —
any goods manufactured, processed or produced in Singapore; or
any goods manufactured, processed or produced in any country other than Singapore that have been or are exported or re-exported from Singapore,shall apply to the issuing authority in such form and manner as may be determined by the Director-General.
Subregulation 2
The applicant shall provide the issuing authority with any further document or information that the issuing authority may require.
Subregulation 3
The Director-General may require, as a condition precedent to the issuance of the certificate of origin, that the applicant applies to be registered in the register maintained under regulation 21(1).
Subregulation 4
The certificate of origin issued by an authorised organisation under this regulation shall, subject to the requirements imposed by the Director-General, be in such form as the authorised organisation may determine and may specify —
the manner in which such goods have been manufactured, processed or produced; (b)the particulars of the persons concerned in the manufacture, processing, production or exportation of such goods;
such other particulars as the issuing authority thinks fit, including —
the origin or the Singapore content of the goods to which the certificate relates;
the materials or parts, and their origin, used in the manufacture, processing or production of the goods; and
the method of shipment and such other details as may identify the goods to be exported.
Subregulation 5
A certificate of origin issued by the issuing authority under this regulation shall be subject to such conditions as the issuing authority may impose.
Subregulation 6
A certificate of origin issued by an organisation specified in the Fifth Schedule shall be made in its own name.
Subregulation 7
Any person to whom a certificate of origin has been issued under this regulation shall maintain records of all documents which verify the certificate of origin for such period of time as may be required by the Director-General.
Subregulation 8
The Director-General may require any person referred to in paragraph (7) to furnish to him any document referred to in that paragraph at such time and in such manner as the Director-General may require.
Subregulation 9
Any person who breaches a condition imposed by the issuing authority under paragraph (5) or who fails to comply with paragraph (7) or a requirement of the Director-General made under paragraph (8) shall be guilty of an offence.