REGISTERED SUPPLIERS AND REGISTERED CONTROLLED GOODS
Importer or manufacturer to apply to be registered as Registered Supplier and to register controlled goods
5.—(1) Any importer or manufacturer in Singapore who intends, in the course of any trade or business, to supply or advertise for supply any controlled goods in Singapore shall apply to the Safety Authority —
(a)
to be registered as a Registered Supplier; and
(b)
to register any controlled goods which the importer or manufacturer intends to supply or advertise for supply in Singapore.
(2) An importer or a manufacturer which contravenes paragraph (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.
Application for registration of supplier
6. An application to be registered as a Registered Supplier shall be in such form as the Safety Authority may determine and shall be accompanied by such documents and information as the Safety Authority may require.
Application for registration of controlled goods
7.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), an application for registration of any controlled goods shall be made by a Registered Supplier and shall be in such form as the Safety Authority may require accompanied by —
(a)
a certificate of conformity certifying that the controlled goods conform to the safety requirements specified by the Safety Authority for those controlled goods;
(b)
such other documents and information as the Safety Authority may require; and
(c)
a fee not exceeding the amount specified in the Third Schedule, which shall not be refundable.
(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1)(a), the certificate of conformity shall be issued by —
(a)
a CAB (Local) which certified the controlled goods based on test reports issued in respect of those controlled goods by that or any other CAB (Local);
(b)
a CAB (Local) which certified the controlled goods based on test reports issued in respect of those controlled goods by an RTL;
(c)
a CAB (Local) which certified the controlled goods based on test reports issued in respect of those controlled goods by a testing laboratory in a country other than Singapore appointed by that country for purposes of its MRA with Singapore; or
(d)
a CAB (Foreign — MRA).
(3) Where —
(a)
there is no CAB (Local) able to test or certify any controlled goods for the purpose of paragraph (1)(a) without unreasonable delay; and
(b)
the Safety Authority is satisfied that it would be unreasonable to require the Registered Supplier to have the controlled goods tested or certified by a CAB (Foreign — MRA),
the Safety Authority may, if it thinks fit, perform such conformity assessment on the controlled goods as may be necessary to ensure the controlled goods conform to its safety requirements, and register those controlled goods notwithstanding paragraph (1)(a) is not complied with.
(4) Any costs and expenses incurred by the Safety Authority in performing any conformity assessment referred to in paragraph (3) shall be borne by the Registered Supplier.
(5) The Safety Authority shall notify the Registered Supplier in writing of the registration of the controlled goods for which the Registered Supplier has made an application under paragraph (1).
(6) The Safety Authority may impose such conditions as it thinks fit on the registration of any controlled goods.
(7) A Registered Supplier who —
(a)
procures or attempts to procure the registration of any controlled goods by knowingly making or producing or causing to be made or produced any false or fraudulent certificate of conformity; or
(b)
fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine a certificate of conformity which he knows or has reason to believe is forged or altered,
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.
Duration and renewal of registration of controlled goods
8.—(1) The registration of any controlled goods shall be valid for a period of 3 years or the period of validity of the certificate of conformity of the controlled goods, whichever is the less, and may be renewed.
(2) The registration of any controlled goods may be renewed subject to such terms and conditions as the Safety Authority may impose.
(3) Unless the Safety Authority otherwise allows, an application for renewal of registration of any controlled goods shall be made before the registration of the controlled goods expires.
Application of regulations to renewal of registration of controlled goods
9. Regulations 7 and 8 shall, with the necessary modifications, apply to a renewal of registration of any controlled goods.
Register of Registered Suppliers and registered controlled goods
10.—(1) The Safety Authority shall keep and maintain a register in which shall be entered the names and such particulars of the Registered Suppliers and registered controlled goods as the Safety Authority may determine.
(2) The Safety Authority may, upon an application by any person accompanied by the fee specified in the Third Schedule, provide a certified copy of an entry in the register.
Removal from register
11.—(1) Where —
(a)
the Registered Supplier applies to the Safety Authority for his registration to be withdrawn; or
(b)
in relation to any controlled goods registered by the Registered Supplier, the Registered Supplier ceases to supply those registered controlled goods,
the Safety Authority may withdraw the registration of the Registered Supplier and may remove the details of such supplier from the register or indicate against the details of such supplier in the register the fact of the withdrawal of registration.
(2) Where the registration of any registered controlled goods —
(a)
expires and is not renewed in accordance with regulation 8; or
(b)
is deemd to be suspended or withdrawn under regulation 24,
the Safety Authority may remove the details of the registered controlled goods from the register or indicate against the details of the goods in the register the fact of such expiry, suspension or withdrawal of registration.
Fees collected to be paid to Safety Authority
12. The fees collected under these Regulations shall be paid to the Safety Authority and may be applied by the Safety Authority in accordance with the provisions of the Singapore Productivity and Standards Board Act (Cap. 303A).