Regulation of Imports and Exports (Chewing Gum) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2003

No. S 632

Regulation of Imports and Exports Act

(Chapter 272A)

Regulation of Imports and Exports (Chewing Gum) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2003

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 No. 2) Regulations 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2004.

Deletion and substitution 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 deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:

“Definitions

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“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;

“chewing gum with therapeutic value” means chewing gum which is a medicinal product or an oral dental gum;

“medicinal product” has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Medicines Act (Cap. 176);

“oral dental gum” means chewing gum for use in promoting dental health or oral hygiene.”.

Amendment of regulation 3

3. Regulation 3 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the word “The” and substituting the words “Except as provided in regulation 3A, the”.

New regulation 3A

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

“Importation of chewing gum with therapeutic value

3A. Regulation 3 shall not apply to any chewing gum with therapeutic value, subject to the following conditions:

(a)

where such chewing gum is a medicinal product —

(i)	a product licence has been granted under the Medicines Act (Cap. 176) in respect of the chewing gum that remains in force; and
(ii)	the chewing gum is not on a general sales list under section 23 of the Medicines Act;

(b)

where such chewing gum is an oral dental gum which contains calcium lactate at a concentration of between 2% to 5% weight in weigt and xylitol at a concentration of between 12% to 36% weight in weight, or is sugarless and contains sodium hexametaphosphate at a concentration of between 1% to 2% weight in weight —

(i)	a product licence has been granted under the Medicines Act in respect of the chewing gum that remains in force; and
(ii)	the chewing gum is not on a general sales list under section 23 of the Medicines Act; or

(c)

where such chewing gum is an oral dental gum other than as described in paragraph (b) —

(i)	a product licence has been granted under the Medicines Act in respect of the chewing gum that remains in force; and
(ii)	the chewing gum is of a description, or falling within a class, specified in an order under section 29 of the Medicines Act.”.

Amendment of regulation 6

5. Regulation 6 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “chewing gum” in the 1st line, the words “(other than chewing gum in respect of which a product licence has been granted under the Medicines Act (Cap. 176) that remains in force)”; and

(b)

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

“(c)	furnish the Director-General with a letter of undertaking, and a banker’s guarantee or such other security as the Director-General may allow for an amount equivalent to $10,000;”.

[G.N. Nos. S 592/99; S172/2003]

Made this 22nd day of December 2003.

HENG SWEE KEAT

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Trade and Industry,
Singapore.

[MTI 35/4-2-5 Pt F; AG/LEG/SL/272A/2002/1 Vol. 1]

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

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