Singapore legislation

Regulation 35

of Health Products (Medical Devices) Regulations 2010

Regulation 35

Duty of wholesaler

Amended byS 318/2018 wef 01/06/2018

Despite any other provision in this Part, a wholesaler of a medical device —

(a)

must supply the medical device by wholesale only to a person who may lawfully supply such medical devices in accordance with the Act and these Regulations;

(b)

must provide and maintain, or ensure the provision and maintenance of, such staff, premises, equipment and facilities for the handling, storage and distribution of the medical device as are necessary to prevent the deterioration of the medical device while it is in the wholesaler’s ownership, possession or control; and

(c)

if the wholesaler is the holder of a wholesaler’s licence for the medical device —

(i)

must, if required under these Regulations, ensure, and maintain objective evidence to establish, that the handling, storage and distribution of the medical device complies with the requirements of the Good Distribution Practice Standard for Medical Devices or ISO 13485; and

(ii)

must not use, for any purpose mentioned in paragraph (b), any premises other than the premises specified in the licence, or any other premises that the Authority may approve from time to time.