No. S 271
Medicines Act
(Chapter 176)
Medicines (Cosmetic Products) (Licensing) Regulations 1996
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 74 of the Medicines Act, the Minister for Health hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Medicines (Cosmetic Products) (Licensing) Regulations 1996 and shall come into operation on 1st June 1997.
Definition
2.  In these Regulations, “cosmetic product” has the same meaning as in the Medicines (Cosmetic Products) (Specification and Prohibition) Order 1996.
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[S 272/96]
Standard provisions for licences
3.  The standard provisions for licences to be granted under Part II of the Act shall be as follows:
(a)for a product licence, the provisions set out in the First Schedule; and
(b)for an import licence or a manufacturer’s licence, the provisions set out in the Second Schedule.
Duration of licence
4.  A licence granted under Part II of the Act shall be valid for a period of 3 years or such other duration as the licensing authority may determine.
Fees
5.—(1)  The fees set out in the Third Schedule shall be payable to the licensing authority in respect of applications for, and the granting of, licences and for any variations or amendments of the licences.
(2)  No refund shall be made in respect of any fee paid under these Regulations.
Penalty
6.  Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

Made this 14th day of June 1996.

KWA SOON BEE
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Health,
Singapore.
[PD (CCU) 90:78/01 Vol. 4 ; AG/SL/35/95/1]