Is Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969 still in force?

Yes — Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969 is currently in force.

When did Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969 take effect?

Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969 was first recorded in 1966.

How many regulations does Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969 have?

Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969 contains 13 regulations.

Where can I read the official version of Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969?

The official text of Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969 is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.

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Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969

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Type: Subsidiary Legislation
Status: In force
Enacted: 1966
Sections: 13

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About this subsidiary legislation

Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation FTZA-RG1 1966, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1966.

Part 1

REQUIREMENTS IN FREE TRADE ZONES

Regulation 2

Repealed / deleted

[Deleted by S 887/2024]

Regulation 3

Repealed / deleted

[Deleted by S 146/2024]

Regulation 4

Repealed / deleted

[Deleted by S 146/2024]

Regulation 5

Dutiable goods not to be transferred

Subregulation 1

A person must not transfer dutiable goods from one free trade zone to another except with the prior written permission of the proper officer of customs.

Subregulation 2

Any person wishing to obtain the written permission must submit a declaration in such form as may be prescribed by the Director‑General.

Subregulation 3

In granting any permission under this regulation, the proper officer of customs may impose such conditions as he or she thinks fit.

Regulation 5A

Revocation of permission to assemble, mix or otherwise manipulate goods

The Director-General may revoke any permission granted to any person to assemble, mix or otherwise manipulate goods in a free trade zone, for entry into customs territory, without assigning any reason.

Part 2

RECORDS, REPORTS AND SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION

Regulation 6

Proper records to be maintained

Subregulation 1

Any person permitted under section 6 of the Act by the Director‑General to assemble, mix or manipulate any goods within a free trade zone must maintain full and proper records of the permitted operations containing such particulars as may be required by the Director‑General.

Subregulation 2

The records must, on demand by a senior officer of customs, be produced for inspection.

Regulation 7

Report on retail trade

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of section 8(2) of the Act, the licensed FTZ operator must submit the information prescribed in paragraph (2) within one week after the authorisation of the retail trade concerned.

Subregulation 2

The prescribed information is, for each person authorised under section 8(1) of the Act to conduct retail trade (called in this paragraph the authorised person) —

(a)

if the authorised person is an individual —

(i)

the name of the authorised person; and

(ii)

the identification type and number of the authorised person;

(b)

if the authorised person is not an individual —

(i)

the name of the authorised person; and

(ii)

the Singapore unique entity number of the authorised person;

(c)

the address of the premises at which the retail trade is authorised to be conducted by the authorised person;

(d)

the type of retail trade authorised to be conducted by the authorised person; and

(e)

the period for which the retail trade is authorised to be conducted by the authorised person.

Regulation 8

Free trade zone operator reports

Subregulation 1

This regulation prescribes the information that a person who is or was a licensed FTZ operator of a free trade zone must prepare and submit to the Director‑General for the purposes of section 14I(1) of the Act.

Subregulation 2

If an incident occurs in the free trade zone, the prescribed information is —

(a)

for each person involved in the incident who is an individual —

(i)

the name of the person; and

(ii)

the identification type and number of the person;

(b)

for each person involved in the incident that is not an individual —

(i)

the name of the person; and

(ii)

the Singapore unique entity number of the person; and

(c)

a detailed description of the incident.

Subregulation 3

For each lessee or sub‑lessee of any premises in the free trade zone, the prescribed information is —

(a)

if the lessee or sub‑lessee is an individual —

(i)

the name of the lessee or sub‑lessee; and

(ii)

the identification type and number of the lessee or sub‑lessee;

(b)

if the lessee or sub-lessee is not an individual —

(i)

the name of the lessee or sub‑lessee; and

(ii)

the Singapore unique entity number of the lessee or sub‑lessee; and

(c)

the address of the immovable property leased to the lessee or sub‑lessee.

Subregulation 4

In this regulation, “incident”, in relation to a free trade zone, means an occurrence within the free trade zone that —

(a)

affects or could affect the protection of the revenue, or that causes or could cause a loss or potential loss of the revenue;

(b)

affects or could affect the safety of any operations within the free trade zone;

(c)

creates or could create a security risk within the free trade zone; or

(d)

otherwise affects or could affect the proper and efficient functioning of the free trade zone.

Regulation 9

Prescribed periods for submission and retention of information and reports

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of section 14I(3) of the Act, a report mentioned in section 14I(1) of the Act, prepared by a person who is a licensed FTZ operator, must be retained by the person for the shorter of the following periods:

(a)

5 years after the report is submitted to the Director‑General;

(b)

the remaining period of validity of the FTZ operator licence of the licensed FTZ operator.

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of section 14I(3) of the Act, a report mentioned in section 14I(1) of the Act, prepared by a person who was a licensed FTZ operator, must be retained by the person for 5 years after the report is submitted to the Director‑General.

Subregulation 3

For the purposes of section 14J(1) of the Act, a licensed FTZ operator must disclose the suspicion mentioned in that provision to the Director‑General within 2 business days after —

(a)

the licensed FTZ operator forms the suspicion mentioned in that provision; or (b)an FTZ cargo handler discloses the suspicion to the licensed FTZ operator under section 14M(3) of the Act,whichever is earlier.

Subregulation 4

For the purposes of section 14M(3) of the Act, the FTZ cargo handler must disclose the suspicion mentioned in that provision to the licensed FTZ operator mentioned in that provision within one business day after the FTZ cargo handler forms that suspicion.

Subregulation 5

In this regulation, “business day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.

Regulation 10

Cargo handlers reports

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of section 14L(1) of the Act, a person who is or was an FTZ cargo handler must prepare and submit to the Director‑General a report containing the information prescribed in paragraphs (2) and (3).

Subregulation 2

For any goods in the possession, custody, charge or control of the person, that were brought into the free trade zone by sea and discharged from a vessel, the prescribed information is —

(a)

the name of the vessel;

(b)

the voyage number stated on the bill of lading for the goods;

(c)

the estimated and actual time of berthing of the vessel at the port of discharge;

(d)

the name of the port of loading;

(e)

a description of the goods; (f)the information contained in the bill of lading for those goods provided to the person by a shipping agent under section 14N(2) of the Act;

(g)

in respect of the container for the goods (if any) —

(i)

the time the container was discharged from the vessel; and

(ii)

the container number; and

(h)

in respect of each vehicle that transports the goods out of the free trade zone (if any) —

(i)

the identification mark of the vehicle specified in rule 17 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules (R 5);

(ii)

the time of exit of the vehicle from the free trade zone; and

(iii)

the lane number of the lane used by the vehicle to exit the free trade zone.

Subregulation 3

For any goods in the possession, custody, charge or control of the person, that are to be loaded on a vessel and brought out of the free trade zone by sea, the prescribed information is —

(a)

the name of the vessel;

(b)

the voyage number stated on the bill of lading for the goods;

(c)

the estimated and actual time of unberthing of the vessel at the port of loading;

(d)

the name of the next port of discharge;

(e)

in respect of the container for the goods (if any) —

(i)

the time the container is loaded on the vessel; and

(ii)

the container number;

(f)

a description of the goods; (g)the information contained in the bill of lading for those goods provided to the person by a shipping agent under section 14N(2) of the Act; and

(h)

in respect of each vehicle that transports the goods into the free trade zone (if any) —

(i)

the identification mark of the vehicle specified in rule 17 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration and Licensing) Rules;

(ii)

the time of entry of the vehicle into the free trade zone; and

(iii)

the lane number of the lane used by the vehicle to enter the free trade zone.

Subregulation 4

For the purposes of section 14L(3) of the Act, a report mentioned in section 14L(1) of the Act must be retained by the person who prepared the report for at least 6 months after the person submitted the report to the Director‑General under section 14L(1).

Regulation 11

Information on movement of goods

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of section 14N(1) of the Act, the prescribed class of shipping agents is the class of shipping agents of the carriers of the goods concerned.

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of section 14L(1) and (3) of the Act, a person who is or was an FTZ cargo handler must —

(a)

prepare a report containing the information obtained by the person under section 14N(2) of the Act; and (b)retain the report for at least 6 months after the information is given to the Director‑General under section 14O(1) of the Act.

Subregulation 3

In this regulation, “carrier”, in relation to any goods, means a person who in the normal course of a business —

(a)

carries or intends to carry the goods by sea into a free trade zone; or

(b)

carries or intends to carry the goods by sea out of a free trade zone,and includes the owner or charterer of a vessel who enters into a contract of carriage with a shipper for the goods.

Part 3

FEES

Regulation 12

Annual licence fees

Subregulation 1

The fee for any licence granted or renewed under section 14C of the Act is the total of the following amounts:

(a)

for the first year (commencing on the date the licence comes into force) of the period of validity of the licence, and for each subsequent part of the period of validity that is a year — the annual fee specified in the Schedule;

(b)

for any part of the period of validity mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) that is less than a year — the annual fee specified in the Schedule that is pro-rated according to the number of months or part of a month in that part of the period of validity.

Subregulation 2

The fee in paragraph (1) must be paid to the Director‑General not later than —

(a)

for the amount for the first year of the period of validity of the licence — the date the licence comes into force; and

(b)

for the amount for each subsequent year or part of a year — each anniversary of that date.

Subregulation 3

Any fee payable for any licence granted or renewed under section 14C of the Act is not refundable.

Subregulation 4

Despite paragraph (3), the Director‑General may, in his or her discretion, reduce, waive or refund (in whole or in part) any fee paid under these Regulations.

Subregulation 5

Where a change in the annual fee for a licence is prescribed after the issue of the licence, the annual fee relating to each year or part of a year of the period of validity of the licence that begins on or after the date of the change, is the annual fee so changed.

Regulation 1

Citation

These Regulations are the Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969.

Common questions

What is Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969?: Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation FTZA-RG1 1966, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1966.
Is Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969 still in force?: Yes — Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969 is currently in force.
When did Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969 take effect?: Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969 was first recorded in 1966.
How many regulations does Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969 have?: Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969 contains 13 regulations.
Where can I read the official version of Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969?: The official text of Free Trade Zones Regulations 1969 is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.