Singapore legislation
Regulation 18
Regulation 18
Corrective measures in relation to contravening trade descriptions
Subregulation 1
Where any manufacturer, importer, supplier or registrant of a medical device has applied a trade description in contravention of regulation 14 or 17, the Authority may order that manufacturer, importer, supplier or registrant, as the case may be, to do any or all of the following at the manufacturer’s, importer’s, supplier’s or registrant’s own cost:
to stop the trade description with immediate effect;
to take such measures as may be reasonable and necessary in the circumstances to discontinue or remove any trade description that may already have been disseminated, used or published;
to disseminate, apply or publish a corrective trade description in such manner and containing such information as the Authority may require.
Subregulation 2
If a person to whom an order under paragraph (1) is directed fails to comply with the order —
he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; and (b)the Authority may take such steps as it thinks reasonable and necessary to implement the requirements of the order, and recover any costs and expenses reasonably incurred by it in so doing from that person.