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Strategic Goods (Control) Act

(CHAPTER 300)

Strategic Goods (Control)
(Amendment) Regulations 2020

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7(7), 8(6) and 38 of the Strategic Goods (Control) Act, the Minister for Trade and Industry makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Strategic Goods (Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and come into operation on 3 August 2020.

Amendment of regulation 7

2. Regulation 7 of the Strategic Goods (Control) Regulations (Rg 1) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(1) A person to whom a bulk permit is granted must submit to a senior authorised officer a report (including a report stating a nil return) containing the information specified in paragraph (2), on the 14th day of each month, or at such other time or interval as required by a senior authorised officer.”; and

(b)

by deleting the words “such period as may be specified by the senior authorised officer” in paragraph (2) and substituting the words “the one month period that immediately precedes the 14th day of each month or such other period specified by a senior authorised officer”.

New regulation 7A

3. The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 7, the following regulation:

“Reporting requirements for registered persons

7A. A registered person must submit a report (including a report stating a nil return) to a senior authorised officer containing such information required by the senior authorised officer that relates to the documents specified in Part II of the Third Schedule, on the 30th day of June and December in each calendar year, or at such other time or interval as required by a senior authorised officer.”.

Amendment of regulation 8

4. Regulation 8(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after sub‑paragraph (b), the following sub‑paragraph:

“(ba)

the permit holder of a bulk permit must, when making any application through TradeNet for —

(i)	the export, transhipment or bringing in transit of any goods described in the permit; or
(ii)	the export of any document (in which any technology is recorded, stored or embodied) described in the permit,

provide in the application, the codes as are assigned by Singapore Customs that relate to the bulk permit;”.

Amendment of regulation 12

5. Regulation 12 of the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraph:

“(3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.”.

Amendment of regulation 20

6. Regulation 20 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (1)(f);

(b)

by deleting the full‑stop at the end of sub‑paragraph (g) of paragraph (1) and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:

“(h)	in the case of a person to whom a bulk permit is granted, the additional documents specified in Part III of the Third Schedule, where applicable.”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (7), the following paragraphs:

“(8) Where any document or record mentioned in paragraph (1) is not in the English language, the permit holder or registered person (as the case may be) who is required to maintain the document or record must, at the request of the authorised officer or senior authorised officer, provide an English translation of the document or record.

(9) Any permit holder or registered person who fails to comply with —

(a)	the requirement of the Director-General in paragraph (6); or
(b)	the request of the authorised officer or senior authorised officer in paragraph (7) or (8),

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.”.

Amendment of Third Schedule

7. The Third Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after Part II, the following Part:

“Part III

additional Documents to be Maintained
by bulk Permit Holder

Documents relating to the screening of the consignee or end‑user of any goods, document or technology that was exported, transhipped, brought in transit or transmitted, to ensure that such goods, document or technology is not intended or likely to be used, wholly or in part, for or in connection with a relevant activity.

2.	Documents of any business transaction relating to any goods, document or technology that was exported, transhipped, brought in transit or transmitted, including any order form and any correspondence related to the business transaction.

3.	Internal audit reports to determine the extent of compliance with the provisions of the Act or these Regulations by the bulk permit holder.

4.	Internal training records of any training provided by the bulk permit holder to its employees to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Act or these Regulations.

Records of any instruction —

(a)	that was given by the bulk permit holder to any subsidiary, or any related, associate or affiliate companies of the bulk permit holder; and
(b)	that relates to any goods, document or technology that was exported, transhipped, brought in transit or transmitted.

6.	Reports and other supporting documents containing the details of any incident relating to any non‑compliance with the Act or these Regulations by the bulk permit holder.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 638/2007; S 775/2014; S 543/2015; S 428/2016; S 367/2017; S 537/2018; S 116/2019; S 533/2019]

Made on 27 May 2020.

GABRIEL LIM

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Singapore.

[AG/LEGIS/SL/300/2015/2 Vol. 2]