IMPORT, MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
Importation of telecommunication equipment
18.—(1) Any person who imports any telecommunication equipment shall, before such equipment is imported, notify the Authority of the intended import and furnish such particulars in such form as may be determined by the Authority.
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(2) No person shall import any telecommunication equipment set out in the Third Schedule without the prior approval of the Authority.
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(3) A person applying for approval under paragraph (2) shall obtain a permit under the Regulation of Imports and Exports Regulations (Cap. 272A, Rg 1) for the import of the telecommunication equipment before such equipment is imported.
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(4) No person shall —
(a)
furnish any false or misleading information to the Authority —
(i)
under paragraph (1); or
(ii)
for the purpose of obtaining the approval of the Authority under paragraph (2); or
(b)
falsify or fabricate any decision that the Authority may make upon the application for approval under paragraph (2).
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(5) Where any person contravenes paragraph (4)(a)(ii) or (b), any approval issued to that person under this regulation shall be null and void.
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Power of Authority to order production of equipment
19. The Authority may direct a person who imports any telecommunication equipment to produce it for testing or inspection by the Authority and that person shall comply with such direction at his own expense.
Approval for sale
20.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and regulation 4(7), it shall be a condition of a licence that the licensee shall not sell —
(a)
any type of telecommunication equipment to be used for connection to any telecommunication system or equipment belonging to a telecommunication system licensee; or
(b)
any type of radio-communication equipment to be used in Singapore,
unless the type of equipment has been approved for sale by way of registration with the Authority.
(2) No approval for sale under paragraph (1) is required for any telecommunication equipment which is —
(a)
set out in the First Schedule; and
(b)
designed and constructed in accordance with such standards and specifications as may be published by the Authority.
(3) An application for registration of any equipment referred to in paragraph (1) shall be made to the Authority in such form and manner as the Authority may determine and shall be accompanied by —
(a)
the appropriate fee as specified in the Fourth Schedule; and
(b)
a declaration of conformity stating that the equipment is designed and constructed in accordance with such standards and specifications as may be published by the Authority.
(4) The declaration of conformity under paragraph (3) shall be based on a certification or tests of the equipment by any local or foreign body specified by the Authority.
(5) The Authority may require the applicant to submit or the applicant may voluntarily submit any result of the certification or tests referred to in paragraph (4) for evaluation by the Authority or any local or foreign certification body recognised by the Authority.
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(6) The Authority may register any telecommunication equipment where the applicant satisfies the requirements set out in this regulation and such registration shall be valid for a period of 5 years.
(6A) A licensee’s registration of any telecommunication equipment may, with the approval of the Authority, be transferred to another licensee.
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(6B) An application for the Authority’s approval of the transfer of the registration of any telecommunication equipment shall be made to the Authority, by the licensee from or to whom the registration is to be transferred, in such form or manner as the Authority may determine.
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(6C) On the receipt of an application under paragraph (6B), the Authority may —
(a)
approve the transfer, subject to such conditions as the Authority thinks fit to impose; or
(b)
reject the application.
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(7) The Authority may renew a registration for a period not exceeding 5 years upon an application being made to the Authority in such form and manner as the Authority may determine, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (7A), and upon payment of a renewal fee of $50.
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(7A) No renewal fee is payable in respect of an application for the renewal of the registration of any telecommunication equipment which is set out in the Fifth Schedule, and which registration did not require or involve an evaluation of the declaration of conformity.
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(8) Where any equipment registered under paragraph (6) has been modified, the Authority may —
(a)
require the applicant of that equipment, or the transferee of the registration of that equipment, to re-submit an application for registration under paragraph (3) where the modification is likely to affect the equipment’s compliance with such standards and specifications as may be published by the Authority; or
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(b)
amend the existing registration to include the modified equipment upon an application being made to the Authority in such form and manner as the Authority may determine and upon payment of an amendment fee of $100.
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Confirmation of conformity of telecommunication equipment
20A.—(1) A licensee intending to sell telecommunication equipment for which no approval for sale is required under regulation 20(1), may make an application for confirmation by the Authority that the equipment is designed and constructed in accordance with standards and specifications published by the Authority under regulation 20(2)(b).
(2) The application for a confirmation of conformity referred to in paragraph (1) shall be made to the Authority in such form and manner as the Authority may determine, and shall be accompanied by —
(a)
the appropriate fee as specified in the Fourth Schedule; and
(b)
a declaration of conformity stating that the equipment is designed and constructed in accordance with such standards and specifications as may be published by the Authority.
(3) The declaration of conformity under paragraph (2)(b) shall be based on a certification or tests of the equipment by any local or foreign body specified by the Authority.
(4) The Authority may require the applicant to submit or the applicant may voluntarily submit any result of the certification or tests referred to in paragraph (3) for evaluation by the Authority or any local or foreign certification body recognised by the Authority.
(5) The Authority may provide a confirmation of conformity of any telecommunication equipment where the applicant satisfies the requirements set out in this regulation.
(6) Where any telecommunication equipment to which a confirmation of conformity under paragraph (5) refers has been modified, the Authority may —
(a)
require the applicant of that equipment to re-submit an application for confirmation of conformity under paragraph (2) where the modification is likely to affect the equipment’s compliance with such standards and specifications as may be published by the Authority; or
(b)
amend the existing confirmation of conformity to include the modified equipment upon an application being made to the Authority in such form and manner as the Authority may determine and upon payment of an amendment fee of $100.
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False or misleading information
21.—(1) No applicant shall furnish any false or misleading information to the Authority for the purpose of obtaining any registration, renewal of registration or amendment of registration under regulation 20 or any confirmation of conformity or amendment of confirmation of conformity under regulation 20A.
(2) Where any applicant contravenes paragraph (1), any registration, renewal of registration or amendment of registration by the Authority under regulation 20 or any confirmation of conformity or amendment of confirmation of conformity under regulation 20A as a result of the submission of false or misleading information shall be null and void.