Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
Regulation 4
Conditions of exemption
Subregulation 1
The exemption in paragraph 3 is subject to the exempt person complying with all of the following conditions:
the exempt person must ensure that the non‑compliant tobacco product is kept only on the premises of the exempt person or an authorised contractor;
the exempt person must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the non‑compliant tobacco product is used only for the purposes of product testing by —
an authorised employee of the exempt person; or
an authorised contractor or authorised employee of an authorised contractor;
the exempt person must, upon the completion of product testing of any non‑compliant tobacco product, destroy or re‑export any or any part of the non‑compliant tobacco product which has not been used for the purpose of product testing;
the exempt person must take all reasonable steps to prevent the use, distribution, import, sale, supply, purchase or possession of the non‑compliant tobacco product for a purpose other than product testing;
the exempt person must, within 3 days after becoming aware of any use, distribution, import, sale, supply, purchase or possession of the non-compliant tobacco product for a purpose other than product testing, inform the Authority of that use, distribution, import, sale, supply, purchase or possession;
the exempt person must keep and maintain proper records of an inventory of all non‑compliant tobacco products imported and cause to be recorded, in respect of each non‑compliant tobacco product, any particulars that the Authority may specify;
the exempt person must, upon request by the Authority, provide to the Authority or an authorised officer within the period specified by the Authority the records mentioned in sub‑paragraph (f);
the exempt person must preserve the records mentioned in sub‑paragraph (f) for a period of 2 years after the last import of a non‑compliant tobacco product for the purpose of product testing.
Subregulation 2
Without limiting sub-paragraph (1)(f), the particulars specified by the Authority may include particulars relating to —
any person who used any non-compliant tobacco product for the purpose of product testing; and
the destruction or re-export of any non‑compliant tobacco product in accordance with sub‑paragraph (1)(c).