Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
Regulation 2
Definitions
Subregulation 1
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —[Deleted by S 14/2018 wef 15/01/2018][Deleted by S 429/2025 wef 01/07/2025](2) Where an amendment is made to the description in any item of controlled goods in the First Schedule and it results in subjecting any additional goods to control or removing any specified goods from control, such goods shall, notwithstanding the effective date specified in the second column of the First Schedule corresponding to that item of controlled goods, be subject to control or be removed from control only as at the date the amendment takes effect.(3) For the purposes of these Regulations, the definition of “MRA” in paragraph (1) includes —
a bilateral mutual recognition agreement or arrangement between the Safety Authority and a competent authority of a country other than Singapore; and (b)a multilateral mutual recognition agreement or arrangement between the Safety Authority and 2 or more competent authorities of countries other than Singapore, and a reference in these Regulations to Singapore and a country other than Singapore in relation to an MRA mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) is to be construed as a reference to the Safety Authority and the competent authority of the country other than Singapore, respectively.
Definition
“alternate testing laboratory” means —
a testing laboratory or manufacturer’s testing laboratory that is recognised under the International Electrotechnical Commission System of Conformity Assessment Schemes for Electrotechnical Equipment and Components Certification Bodies Scheme (the IECEE CB Scheme);
a testing laboratory that is recognised by a Foreign Recognition Body; or
a testing laboratory the test reports of which are agreed to be accepted by one or more CAB (Certification) or CAB (Testing) under an approved testing agreement;
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“approved testing agreement” means an agreement, approved by the Safety Authority, under which one or more CAB (Certification) or CAB (Testing) agree with the proprietor of a testing laboratory to accept test reports issued by that testing laboratory;
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“CAB” or “conformity assessment body” means a person that performs conformity assessment or any test relating to conformity assessment;
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“CAB (Certification)” means a person designated as such under the Consumer Protection (Conformity Assessment) Regulations 2025 (G.N. No. S 428/2025);
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“CAB (Certification — MRA)” means a person designated by a country other than Singapore to carry out any certification of any product for the purposes of an MRA to which both Singapore and that country are parties;
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“CAB (Testing)” means a person designated as such under the Consumer Protection (Conformity Assessment) Regulations 2025;
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“CAB (Testing — MRA)” means a person designated by a country other than Singapore to carry out any testing of any product for the purposes of an MRA to which both Singapore and that country are parties;
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“certificate of conformity” means a certificate certifying that controlled goods conform to the safety requirements specified by the Safety Authority for the controlled goods;
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“competent authority”, in relation to any country other than Singapore, means an authority whose functions under the law of that country include regulating the supply of safe consumer goods;
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“consumer goods” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Competition Act 2004;
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“controlled goods” means any goods of a type, class or description specified in the First Schedule;
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“country” includes a customs territory;
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“Foreign Recognition Body” means an entity in a country other than Singapore that is authorised under any of the following to recognise CABs, testing laboratories, or both on behalf of that country:
the Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Agreement;
the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition Agreement;
an MRA to which both Singapore and that country are parties;
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“high-risk controlled goods” means any controlled goods that the Safety Authority classifies as such on the Safety Authority’s website;
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“low-risk controlled goods” means any controlled goods that the Safety Authority classifies as such on the Safety Authority’s website;
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“medium-risk controlled goods” means any controlled goods that the Safety Authority classifies as such on the Safety Authority’s website;
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“MRA” means —
a bilateral mutual recognition agreement or arrangement between Singapore and any other country; or
a multilateral mutual recognition agreement or arrangement between Singapore and 2 or more other countries,that provides for (but is not limited to) the mutual recognition of standards, safety requirements and conformity assessment, testing or certification, of consumer goods, and the persons who carry out such conformity assessment, testing or certification;
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“registered controlled goods”, in relation to a Registered Supplier, means any controlled goods registered by him with the Safety Authority under regulation 7;
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“Safety Authority’s website” means the website at https://www.consumerproductsafety.gov.sg;
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“Safety Mark” means the Safety Mark specified in the Second Schedule;
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“safety requirements” means the safety requirements for controlled goods specified by the Safety Authority on the Safety Authority’s website.