Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
of Singapore Food Agency (Certification Marks) Regulations 2019
Regulation 4
Issue of certificate
Subregulation 1
An authorised officer may, subject to such conditions as the authorised officer thinks fit, issue a certificate to an applicant if the authorised officer is satisfied that —
the system, scheme or product in respect of which the application is made conforms to the approved standard; and
the applicant has in operation procedures for inspection, monitoring and testing to ensure that the system, scheme or product in respect of which the applicant has applied for a certificate continues to meet the approved standard for the duration of the certificate.
Subregulation 2
In determining whether to issue a certificate, an authorised officer may consider —
the character and fitness of the applicant to be issued with a certificate, or where the applicant is a body corporate, the character and fitness of the members of its board of directors or management committee; (b)the ability of the applicant to comply with the requirements of the Agency for certification of the system, scheme or product in respect of which the application is made; and
the suitability of the applicant’s business premises, including the facilities and equipment in those premises, for the system, scheme or product in respect of which the application is made.
Subregulation 2A
Despite paragraphs (1) and (2), an authorised officer must not issue an LRP certificate of recognition for a laboratory’s system unless there is an in-principle LRP status in force for the laboratory.
Subregulation 3
Every certificate must be in such form as the Agency determines.
Subregulation 4
An authorised officer may at any time add to, vary or revoke any of the conditions subject to which a certificate has been issued.