| Control of Plants Act |
| Control of Plants (Accreditation, Certification and Inspection Marks) Rules 2019 |
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| Citation and commencement |
| 1. These Rules are the Control of Plants (Accreditation, Certification and Inspection Marks) Rules 2019 and come into operation on 1 April 2019. |
| Definitions |
2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
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| Application for or renewal of certificate |
| Issue of certificate |
4.—(1) The Director‑General may, subject to such conditions as he or she thinks fit, issue a certificate to the applicant if the Director‑General is satisfied that —
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| Director-General may refuse to issue certificate |
5.—(1) The Director-General may, in his or her discretion, refuse to issue a certificate to an applicant if —
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| Duration of certificate |
| 6. Every certificate is valid for a period of 12 months, or such other period as may be specified in the certificate, and may be renewed upon its expiry. |
| Certificate not transferable or assignable |
| 7. A certificate holder who is authorised under these Rules to use a certification mark must not transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of the certificate. |
| Suspension or cancellation of or refusal to renew certificate |
8.—(1) The Director-General may suspend, cancel or refuse to renew a certificate if the Director‑General is satisfied that —
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| Certificate holder to remove certification mark, etc., when certificate has been suspended or cancelled or has not been renewed |
9. Any certificate holder whose certificate has been suspended, cancelled or has not been renewed by the Director‑General under rule 8 must —
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| Lifting of suspension of certificate |
| 10. The Director-General may lift the suspension of a certificate after he or she is satisfied that corrective actions have been duly performed by the certificate holder within the permitted time. |
| Duty of certificate holder |
11.—(1) Every certificate holder must comply with the Act, these Rules and any condition subject to which the certificate was issued.
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| Certificate holder to notify Board of change |
12.—(1) Where a certificate holder makes any change to the system, scheme or product in respect of which a certificate has been issued to the certificate holder, being a change that the Board specifies as a change to which this rule applies, the certificate holder must, within such time as the Board may specify, notify the Board in writing of that change.
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| Improper use of certification mark |
13.—(1) A person must not use the certification mark, or a colourable imitation of any certification mark, in respect of any product or process or in any trade mark or design, unless the person —
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| Other penalty |
| 14. A person who contravenes rule 7, 9, 11 or 12(1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both. |
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Development, Singapore. |
| [MND 169/01-001; AG/LEGIS/SL/57A/2015/8 Vol. 1] |