No. S 94
Control of Plants Act
(Chapter 57A)
Control of Plants (Analysis and Inspection Service Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2000
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 48 of the Control of Plants Act, the Minister for National Development hereby makes the following Rules:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Rules may be cited as the Control of Plants (Analysis and Inspection Service Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2000 and shall come into operation on 3rd March 2000.
Deletion and substitution of Schedule
2.  The Schedule to the Control of Plants (Analysis and Inspection Service Fees) Rules (R 8, 2000 Ed.) is deleted and the following Schedule substituted therefor:
“THE SCHEDULE
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1. Food analysis:
 
 
(a) bacteriological tests comprising total plate count, E. coli or Coliform count, Staph. Aureus count, detection of Salmonella, Shigella and Vibrio cholera
 
$116 per sample
(b) enumeration of indicator micro-organisms
 
$30 per test
(c) test for food pathogens
 
$42 per test
(d) test for anaerobic bacteria
 
$53 per test
(e) commercial sterility test
 
$12 per test
(f) laboratory analysis:
 
 
(i) general chemical, physical and nutrients
 
$34 per test
(ii) moisture or ash
 
$18 per test
(iii) salt or silica
 
$26 per test
(iv) pH
 
$10 per test
(v) mercury
 
$41 per test
(vi) chemical test for freshness indicators or colouring matter or preservatives or vitamin C or anti-microbial residues by HPLC method
 
$60 per analysis
(vii) heavy metals
 
$60 per test
(viii) aflatoxin
 
$95 per analysis
(ix) amino acids:
 
 
(A) for one amino acid
 
$168 per analysis
(B) for 2 to 17 amino acids
 
$315 per analysis
(x) vitamin A
 
$97 per analysis
(xi) cholesterol
 
$110 per analysis
(xii) fatty acids
 
$231 per analysis
(g) radioactive atomic fallouts
 
$55 per test
(h) pesticide residue analysis
 
$123 per group of pesticides and an additional $80 for every pesticide detected other than dithiocarbamate as total CS2 per sample
(i) examination of parasites in food samples
 
$41 per test
(j) testing of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin in food by Enzyme Immuno-Assay (EIA) Screening
 
$165 per 5 samples or part thereof
2. Inspection of fresh fruits and vegetables:
 
 
(a) professional service fee
 
(i) $63 per hour or part thereof
 
 
(ii) $133 per hour or part thereof (outside office hours or on an urgent basis)
(b) technical service fee
 
(i) $38 per hour or part thereof
 
 
(ii) $80 per hour or part thereof (outside office hours or on an urgent basis).”.

Made this 1st day of March 2000.

LAM CHUAN LEONG
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.
[ND 202/1-41 Vol. 22; AG/LEG/SL/57A/98/1 Vol. 1]
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