Control of Plants Act |
Control of Plants (Import of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables) Rules |
R 1 |
G.N. No. S 26/1994 |
REVISED EDITION 1995 |
(1st April 1995) |
[18th February 1994] |
Citation |
1. These Rules may be cited as the Control of Plants (Import of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables) Rules. |
Definitions |
2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
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Application for licence or permit to import fresh fruits or vegetables |
Issue of licence or permit |
4.—(1) Upon receiving an application under rule 3, the Director may, subject to paragraph (2) and such conditions as he may think fit to impose, issue a licence to the applicant. [S 146/1997 wef 01/04/1997]
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Duration of licence |
5.—(1) Subject to rule 10, every licence shall be valid for a period not exceeding one year and may be renewed upon its expiry. [S 146/1997 wef 01/04/1997]
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Renewal of licence |
6.—(1) Every application for the renewal of a licence may be made at any time during the one month immediately preceding its expiry.
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Replacement of lost or defaced licence |
7.—(1) Where a licence has been lost or defaced before its expiry, the licensee may apply to the Director for the issue of a certified true copy of a licence. [S 146/1997 wef 01/04/1997]
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Licence not transferable |
8. No licensee shall transfer or assign the benefit of his licence to any other person. [S 146/1997 wef 01/04/1997] |
Alteration of licence |
9. Any person who without lawful authority alters any licence or permit issued under these Rules or knowingly makes use of any licence so altered shall be guilty of an offence. [S 146/1997 wef 01/04/1997] |
Revocation or suspension of licence |
10.—(1) The Director may revoke or suspend any licence where the licensee has —
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Where consignment is not imported by licensed importer |
11.—(1) Where an agricultural officer is satisfied that any consignment which has arrived but which has not yet entered Singapore has not been imported by a licensed importer, the agricultural officer may prohibit the entry of the consignment into Singapore. [S 146/1997 wef 01/04/1997]
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Inspection of consignment |
12.—(1) The importer of any consignment shall, when directed by an agricultural officer to do so, take the consignment to the Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre or such other place as may be specified by the agricultural officer for inspection prior to its distribution or sale.
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Pesticide residue levels |
13. No person shall import for sale or supply in Singapore any fresh fruit or vegetable containing —
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Power to take samples for laboratory analysis for pesticide residue and to detain consignment |
14.—(1) An agricultural officer may, for the purpose of ascertaining whether any consignment of fresh fruit or vegetable that has been imported for sale or supply in Singapore contains any residue of any prohibited pesticide or any residue of any permitted pesticide exceeding the level referred to in rule 13 (b), at any time prior to the distribution or sale of the consignment —
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Container to state particulars indicating source of supply |
15.—(1) Every licensee shall ensure that every container of fresh fruits or vegetables imported by him for sale or supply in Singapore is clearly and legibly labelled or marked with the following particulars:
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Making of false declarations, etc. |
16. Any person who, being required by or by virtue of these Rules to make any declaration, statement or representation or to produce any document or who, for the purpose of obtaining any licence —
[S 146/1997 wef 01/04/1997] |
Power of agricultural officers |
17.—(1) In addition to the general powers conferred by section 35(1) of the Act and the powers conferred by the foregoing rules, an agricultural officer may at any time —
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Offences |
18. Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with rule 8, 10(3), 12(1) or (2), 13, 14(3) (b) or 15(1) shall be guilty of an offence. |
Penalty |
19. Any person who is guilty of an offence under these Rules shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both. |
Forfeiture of consignment upon conviction |
20. Where any person is convicted of an offence under these Rules, the court may order that any consignment and any container, receptacle or other article to which the offence relates shall be forfeited to the Government and disposed of as the Director thinks fit. |