No. S 488
Interpretation Act 1965
Interpretation
(Health Sciences Authority Act — Fees)
(Amendment) Order 2024
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 46(1) of the Interpretation Act 1965, the Minister for Health makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1.—(1)  This Order is the Interpretation (Health Sciences Authority Act — Fees) (Amendment) Order 2024 and, except for paragraph 3, comes into operation on 1 July 2024.
(2)  Paragraph 3 is deemed to have come into operation on 31 December 2021.
Replacement of Schedule
2.  In the Interpretation (Health Sciences Authority Act — Fees) Order 2017 (G.N. No. S 577/2017), replace the Schedule with —
THE SCHEDULE
Paragraph 3
FEES
First column
 
Second column
1.Consultancy services on pre‑registration requirements, to be provided to a person who is developing a medical device intended for registration under the Health Products Act 2007 —
 
 
(a)where the supply of services is a supply of prescribed international services under section 21(3)(k) of the Goods and Services Tax Act 1993
 
$486.24 per consultation, where each consultation is of a duration of 2 hours or shorter
(b)where the supply of services is other than as described in paragraph (a)
 
$530 per consultation, where each consultation is of a duration of 2 hours or shorter
2.Consultancy services on registration application requirements —
 
 
(a)where the supply of services is a supply of prescribed international services under section 21(3)(k) of the Goods and Services Tax Act 1993
 
$192.66 per consultation, where each consultation is of a duration of one hour or shorter
(b)where the supply of services is other than as described in paragraph (a)
 
$210 per consultation, where each consultation is of a duration of one hour or shorter
Note:
(1)  In this Schedule —
“pre‑registration requirements” means the requirements imposed by or under the Health Products Act 2007 relating to the registration of medical devices, other than the registration application requirements;
“registration application requirements” means the particulars, documents, information and samples required for an application for registration of a medical device or cell, tissue or gene therapy product under section 30 of the Health Products Act 2007.”.
Miscellaneous amendments
3.  In the Interpretation (Health Sciences Authority Act — Fees) Order 2017 —
(a)in the following provisions, replace “(Cap. 122C)” with “2001”:
Paragraph 2, definition of “Authority”
Paragraph 3; and
(b)in paragraph 2, in the definitions of “cell, tissue or gene therapy product” and “medical device”, replace “(Cap. 122D)” with “2007”.
[G.N. No. S 102/2021]
Made on 30 May 2024.
CHAN YENG KIT
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Health,
Singapore.
[401:04/05-000; AG/LEGIS/SL/1/2020/1]