Regulation of Imports and Exports (Chewing Gum) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

No. S 525

Regulation of Imports and Exports Act

(CHAPTER 272A)

Regulation of Imports and Exports
(Chewing Gum) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act, the Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Regulation of Imports and Exports (Chewing Gum) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 and come into operation on 1 November 2016.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2 of the Regulation of Imports and Exports (Chewing Gum) Regulations (Rg 4) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended by deleting the definitions of “chewing gum with therapeutic value”, “medicinal product” and “oral dental gum” and substituting the following definitions:

“ “health product” and “Register of Health Products” have the same meanings as in the Health Products Act (Cap. 122D);

“oral dental gum” means a health product categorised as an oral dental gum in the First Schedule to the Health Products Act;

“therapeutic product” means a health product categorised as a therapeutic product in the First Schedule to the Health Products Act.”.

Deletion and substitution of regulation 3A

3. Regulation 3A of the principal Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:

“Import of chewing gum for health-related purposes

3A. Regulation 3 does not apply to any of the following:

(a)

any chewing gum that is registered or deemed to be registered as a therapeutic product under the Health Products Act (Cap. 122D) other than under the classification of a general sale list medicine in the Register of Health Products;

(b)

any chewing gum that is registered or deemed to be registered as an oral dental gum under the Health Products Act and —

(i)	contains calcium lactate at a concentration of between 2% and 5% weight in weight and xylitol at a concentration of between 12% and 36% weight in weight; or
(ii)	is sugarless and contains sodium hexametaphosphate at a concentration of between 1% and 2% weight in weight;

(c)

any other chewing gum that is registered as an oral dental gum under the Health Products Act and classified as a prescription‑only oral dental gum in the Register of Health Products.”.

Amendment of regulation 6

4. Regulation 6 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “in respect of which a product licence has been granted under the Medicines Act (Cap. 176) that remains in force” and substituting the words “that is mentioned in regulation 3A(a), (b) or (c)”.

[G.N. Nos. S 592/99; S 172/2003; S 632/2003; S 407/2006]

Made on 19 October 2016.

LOH KHUM YEAN

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Singapore.

[66/2-1-1 PTIE01 V0; AG/LEGIS/SL/272A/2015/2 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 3(4) of the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act).

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