Singapore legislation
Regulation 14
Regulation 14
Packaging and labelling of containers
Subregulation 1
Without prejudice to any other written law, any container of medicines or other medical stores required by these Regulations to be kept on board a ship —
shall have in English on a label the particulars specified in the First Schedule;
in the case of a container of tablets or capsules, shall be capable of reclosure to prevent ingress of moisture;
in the case of a container of disinfectant, shall not show deleterious reaction with the disinfectant after storage in normal conditions for 6 months;
in the case of an insecticide, shall be air-tight, water-tight, packed in a suitable and sturdy case and, if the container is a pressure canister, have a cap or other means of protecting the valve against accidental opening when the canister is not in use; and
in the case of medicine or disinfectant not in the container supplied by its manufacturer, shall be packed in a sturdy, brown-coloured or non-translucent container.
Subregulation 2
Any label referred to in paragraph (1)(a) shall either be firmly affixed to the container and rendered resistant to moisture by varnish or other effective means or be an integral part of the container.
Subregulation 3
The particulars required by paragraph (1)(a) to be shown on labels are —
the ordering name by which the medicine or medical store is referred to in the First Schedule;
any storage requirements laid down in any of the publications referred to in regulation 13, or elsewhere in these Regulations;
if the medicines or medical stores are perishable, the expiry date as defined in regulation 16;
the name and address of the supplier of the medicines and medical stores, the product licence number and batch number;
in the case of any container of a disinfectant or of an antiseptic prescribed in any of the Scales set out in the First Schedule, the dilution recommended for any purposes stated thereon;
in the case of any container of an insecticide prescribed in any of the Scales set out in the First Schedule, instructions for use and precautions to be taken as detailed in paragaraphs 6 and 7 of the Fourth Schedule; and
in the case of a container of hypochlorite, a notice indicating that the chemical may combust spontaneously and that the hypochlorite should be stored in a cool dark place.