No. S 407
Regulation of Imports and Exports Act
(Chapter 272A)
Regulation of Imports and Exports (Chewing Gum) (Amendment) Regulations 2006
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act, the Minister for Trade and Industry hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Regulation of Imports and Exports (Chewing Gum) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into operation on 7th July 2006.
Amendment of regulation 2
2.  Regulation 2 of the Regulation of Imports and Exports (Chewing Gum) Regulations (Rg 4) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is amended by deleting the definition of “oral dental gum” and substituting the following definition:
“ “oral dental gum” has the same meaning as in the Medicines (Oral Dental Gums) (Specification) Order (Cap. 176, O 19).”.
Amendment of regulation 4
3.  The principal Regulations are amended by renumbering regulation 4 as paragraph (1) of that regulation, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:
“(2)  Notwithstanding regulation 3, the Director-General may permit a person to import chewing gum into Singapore for research and development purposes if the person is registered under the Control of Manufacture Act (Cap. 57) in respect of the manufacture of chewing gum.”.
New regulation 6A
4.  The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 6, the following regulation:
“Obligation on person permitted to import chewing gum for research and development purposes
6A.  A person who is permitted to import chewing gum into Singapore for research and development purposes under regulation 4(2) shall —
(a)use the chewing gum in accordance with the conditions of his registration under the Control of Manufacture Act (Cap. 57); and
(b)comply with such other conditions as the Director-General may impose.”.
[G.N. Nos. S 592/99; S 172/2003; S 632/2003]

Made this 6th day of July 2006.

PETER ONG
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Singapore.
[MTI 66/1-2-16; AG/LEG/SL/272A/2002/1 Vol. 2]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 3(4) of the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act).
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