Sale of Food (Prohibition of Chewing Gum) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 28 Oct 2016

No. S 524

Sale of Food Act

(CHAPTER 283)

Sale of Food (Prohibition of Chewing Gum)
(Amendment) Regulations 2016

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) of the Sale of Food Act, the Minister for National Development makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Sale of Food (Prohibition of Chewing Gum) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 and come into operation on 1 November 2016.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2 of the Sale of Food (Prohibition of Chewing Gum) Regulations (Rg 2) is amended by deleting paragraphs (2) and (3) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the sale or advertisement of any chewing gum that is registered or deemed to be registered as a health product under the Health Products Act (Cap. 122D).

(3) In this regulation —

“chewing gum” means the substance usually known as chewing gum, bubble gum or dental chewing gum, or any like substance prepared from a gum base of vegetable or synthetic origin, and intended for chewing;

“health product” has the same meaning as in the Health Products Act.”.

Made on 18 October 2016.

OW FOONG PHENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.

[ND202/01-076; AG/LEGIS/SL/283/2015/2 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 56(4) of the Sale of Food Act).

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