Singapore legislation
Regulation 20
Regulation 20
Approval for sale
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 4(7), it shall be a condition of a licence that the licensee shall not sell —
any type of telecommunication equipment to be used for connection to any telecommunication system or equipment belonging to a telecommunication system licensee; or
any type of radio-communication equipment to be used in Singapore,unless the type of equipment has been approved for sale by way of registration with the Authority.
Subregulation 2
No approval for sale under paragraph (1) is required for any telecommunication equipment which is —
set out in the First Schedule; and
designed and constructed in accordance with such standards and specifications as may be published by the Authority.
Subregulation 3
An application for registration of any equipment referred to in paragraph (1) shall be made to the Authority in such form and manner as the Authority may determine and shall be accompanied by —
the appropriate fee as specified in the Fourth Schedule; and
a declaration of conformity stating that the equipment is designed and constructed in accordance with such standards and specifications as may be published by the Authority.
Subregulation 4
The declaration of conformity under paragraph (3) shall be based on a certification or tests of the equipment by any local or foreign body specified by the Authority.
Subregulation 5
The Authority may require the applicant to submit or the applicant may voluntarily submit any result of the certification or tests referred to in paragraph (4) for evaluation by the Authority or any local or foreign certification body recognised by the Authority.
Subregulation 6
The Authority may register any telecommunication equipment where the applicant satisfies the requirements set out in this regulation and such registration shall be valid for a period of 5 years.
Subregulation 6A
A licensee’s registration of any telecommunication equipment may, with the approval of the Authority, be transferred to another licensee.
Subregulation 6B
An application for the Authority’s approval of the transfer of the registration of any telecommunication equipment shall be made to the Authority, by the licensee from or to whom the registration is to be transferred, in such form or manner as the Authority may determine.
Subregulation 6C
On the receipt of an application under paragraph (6B), the Authority may —
approve the transfer, subject to such conditions as the Authority thinks fit to impose; or
reject the application.
Subregulation 7
The Authority may renew a registration for a period not exceeding 5 years upon an application being made to the Authority in such form and manner as the Authority may determine, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (7A), and upon payment of a renewal fee of $50.
Subregulation 7A
No renewal fee is payable in respect of an application for the renewal of the registration of any telecommunication equipment which is set out in the Fifth Schedule, and which registration did not require or involve an evaluation of the declaration of conformity.
Subregulation 8
Where any equipment registered under paragraph (6) has been modified, the Authority may —
require the applicant of that equipment, or the transferee of the registration of that equipment, to re-submit an application for registration under paragraph (3) where the modification is likely to affect the equipment’s compliance with such standards and specifications as may be published by the Authority; or
amend the existing registration to include the modified equipment upon an application being made to the Authority in such form and manner as the Authority may determine and upon payment of an amendment fee of $100.