Fisheries (Import, Export and Marketing) Rules

Fisheries Act

(Chapter 111, Section 7)

R 1

REVISED EDITION 1993

(1st April 1993)

[25th February 1969]

Citation

1. These Rules may be cited as the Fisheries (Import, Export and Marketing) Rules.

Definitions

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

“collecting depot” means any place where fish are collected to be transported to a market or any other place;

“market” means any place where fish are sold or purchased wholesale or by auction.

Licence required

3. No person shall without a licence issued under rule 8(1) —

(a)	make use of a place as a market or collecting depot; or
(b)	auction or sell fish by wholesale in a market or collecting depot notwithstanding any licence granted under the provisions of the Auctioneers’ Licences Act or any rules made thereunder.

Market or collecting depot to be used for approved purposes

3A. No person shall make use of any part of a market or collecting depot for any purpose whatsoever except with the approval of the Director and upon the payment of the appropriate fees as set out in the Schedule.

[S 236/93 wef 01/07/1993]

Control of market and depot

4. All persons using any market or collecting depot shall observe all directives that the Director may give for the protection of life or property and for the maintenance of health requirements.

No alteration to physical structure

5. No person shall make alterations to any part of any market or collecting depot or erect any unlawful structures or place any physical obstruction whatsoever within or immediately outside the market or collecting depot without the prior consent of the Director.

Permit required to enter any market and depot operations

6.—(1) No person shall be allowed to enter any market or collecting depot for the purpose of loading, unloading, keeping, collecting, selling or purchasing or offering to sell or purchase fish without a permit issued under rule 8(1).

(2) The Director in issuing such permits shall allow only such number of persons to enter any market or collecting depot as would be engaged in, or assist the permit holder in, loading, unloading, keeping, collecting, selling or purchasing or offering to sell or purchase fish, and issue to each of such persons, including the permit holder, a badge to be worn when entering any market or collecting depot.

Licence required to import, export and tranship fish

7. No fish shall be imported into, exported from, or transhipped through Singapore without a licence.

Period and conditions of licence

8.—(1) The Director may issue to any person a licence or permit under these Rules for such period and subject to such conditions as he thinks fit.

(2) The fees levied for a licence or permit issued under these Rules shall be as set out in the Schedule.

Application and particulars

9. An applicant for a licence or permit to be issued by the Director under these Rules shall furnish the following particulars:

(a)	name, identity card number and address;
(b)	business name and address, if any;
(c)	purpose for which a licence or permit is required; and
(d)	such other information as the Director may require.

Inward, outward and transhipment declarations for fish, processed fish and fishery products

9A.—(1) Any person who imports, exports or tranships through Singapore any fish, processed fish or fishery products shall submit to the Director for his approval an inward declaration, an outward declaration or a transhipment declaration in respect of the import, export or transhipment, as the case may be, in such form as the Director may require.

(2) The Director may approve any inward declaration, outward declaration or transhipment declaration submitted under paragraph (1) subject to such terms and conditions as he may consider necessary.

(3) The fee payable for the approval of an inward declaration, an outward declaration or a transhipment declaration shall be as set out in the Schedule.

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Health certificate and fees

10.—(1) The Director may issue health certificates for the export of fish and processed fish.

(2) The fees for the collection of samples of fish and processed fish, their inspection and the issuing of health certificates shall be as set out in the Schedule.

Schemes to tag or certify identity of fish

10A.—(1) The Director may administer schemes to tag or certify the identity of fish.

(2) The Director may approve an application for membership in any such scheme, subject to such terms and conditions as he may consider necessary.

(3) The fee for the tagging or certification of the identity of fish under any such scheme shall be as set out in the Schedule.

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Determination of pathogens in fish

10B.—(1) The Director may provide a service to determine the presence of pathogens in fish.

(2) The Director may approve an application for the determination of pathogens in fish, subject to such terms and conditions as he may consider necessary.

(3) The fee for the determination of pathogens in fish shall be as set out in the Schedule.

[S 188/94 wef 01/06/1994]

Schemes to export fish and processed fish

11.—(1) The Director may administer the accreditation schemes to facilitate the export of fish or processed fish.

(2) The Director may approve an application for membership in any such scheme, subject to such terms and conditions as he may consider necessary.

(3) The fee for membership of any such scheme shall be as set out in the Schedule.

Power to exempt

12. The Director may exempt any person from complying with all or any of the provisions of these Rules.

Penalty

13.—(1) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with rule 3, 4, 5 or 6 or who commits a breach of the conditions imposed by the Director under rule 8(1) shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) Any person guilty of an offence under rule 4, 6 or 8(1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100.

[G.N. Nos. S 53/69; S 32/70; S 121/70; S 91/74; S 336/83; S 308/88; S 190/91; S 270/92; S 320/92]

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