Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) Rules

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Feeding Stuffs Act
(CHAPTER 105, Section 11)
Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) Rules
R 1
G.N. No. S 189/1968

REVISED EDITION 2009
(31st March 2009)
[12th July 1968]
Citation
1.  These Rules may be cited as the Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) Rules.
Application for licence
2.  Every application for a licence under section 4(1) of the Act shall be made in the form prescribed in the Schedule.
Prior inspection of premises
3.  The Director-General may, as he thinks fit, order an inspection by the authorised officer of the premises to be used for the import, manufacture, processing or sale of animal feed and a report to be made thereon and may at his discretion issue a licence subject to such conditions as he thinks fit.
Fee
4.  The fee for the issue of a licence for the import, manufacture, processing or sale of animal feed shall be $240 per year.
Licence
5.  A licence shall be issued for a period of one year or 3 years.
Conditions of licence
6.—(1)  Every licence shall contain the following conditions which shall be observed by the licence-holder:
(a)any manufactured animal feed shall be labelled to indicate its moisture, ash, crude protein, crude fibre, crude fat (Ether extract), nitrogen free extract, calcium and phosphorus contents; and
(b)each label so used shall also contain in addition to the particulars contained in sub-paragraph (a) the following:
(i)the date of manufacture of the animal feed;
(ii)the name and address of the manufacturer; and
(iii)the species of livestock for which the animal feed is intended.
(2)  The Director-General may, as he thinks fit, or at the request of the licence-holder, cause an analysis to be made by the authorised officer of the manufactured animal feed for the presence of the elements as indicated by the licence-holder under paragraph (1)(a).
(3)  The results of this analysis shall be recorded in a certificate duly signed by the authorised officer and shall be prima facie evidence of the presence of elements in the manufactured animal feed so submitted for analysis.
(4)  Any person who has been shown by an analysis carried out under paragraph (2) to have given false particulars under paragraph (1)(a) shall be guilty of an offence.
Fees for analysis
7.—(1)  In accordance with section 7 of the Act, the purchaser of any animal feed may cause a feed sample or samples to be taken and analysed by the authorised officer.
(2)  The licence-holder may also request to have a feed sample or samples taken for analysis under rule 6(2).
(3)  The fee payable for the sampling of feed for analysis under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be as follows:
(a)professional service fee
 
(i)$63 per hour or part thereof
 
 
(ii)$133 per hour or part thereof (outside office hours or on an urgent basis)
(b)technical service fee
 
(i)$38 per hour or part thereof
 
 
(ii)$80 per hour or part thereof (outside office hours or on an urgent basis).
Procedure for analysis
8.—(1)  Where an analysis is to be performed under rule 6 or 7, the authorised officer shall —
(a)take a sample of the animal feed to be analysed from the licence-holder or the manufacturer of the animal feed, as the case may be;
(b)divide the sample into 3 parts, cause each part to be marked, sealed and fastened up; and
(c)deliver 2 of the parts to the National Centre for Food Science and the remaining part to the licence-holder or the purchaser, as the case may be.
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(2)  One of the parts delivered to the National Centre for Food Science shall be duly analysed and the other retained for such period as the Director-General thinks fit.
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(3)  The method of analysis of any animal feed under these Rules shall be that normally adopted by the National Centre for Food Science of the Agency, and its validity shall not be challenged in any court of law.
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Certificate by authorised officer
9.  In any legal proceedings, the production of a certificate issued by the authorised officer shall be admissible as evidence and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein unless either party to the proceedings requires the authorised officer to be called as a witness in the proceedings.
Certificate not to be used for advertisement
10.  No person shall use any certificate or other written communication issued by the Agency for the purposes of advertisement.
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Penalty
11.  Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of these Rules shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
Exemption
12.  The Minister may in his discretion exempt any person or persons from all or any of the provisions of these Rules.
THE SCHEDULE
Rule 2
Feeding Stuffs Act
(Chapter 105)
SINGAPORE FOOD AGENCY

Application Form

 I wish to apply for a licence to import/manufacture/process for sale/sell animal feed/simple feed/compound feed/mineral mixture/feed concentrate* more fully described below and shall abide by any conditions imposed by the Director-General, Food Administration should a licence be granted to me, and all provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder.
Name and address of applicant:
 
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Place of manufacture (for importer only):
 

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Type and capacity of mixer:
 
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Production capacity:
 
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Storage capacity:
 
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Specimens of all prospective labels, catalogues and booklets and all advertising matter relating to the sale of animal feed:
 




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Date: .......................................
 
 
No.: .........................................
 
 
 
 
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Signature of Applicant
 
 
 
*Delete whichever is inapplicable.
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[G.N. Nos. S 189/68; S 334/83; S 280/84; S 177/87; S 390/88; S 177/91; S 89/92; S 148/93; S 358/94; S 485/94; S 374/96; S 151/97; S 141/98; S 115/99; S 96/2000; S 92/2001]

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) Rules

 

This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) Rules. It is not part of these Rules.
1.  
G. N. No. S 189/1968—Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) Rules 1968
Date of commencement
:
12 July 1968
2.  
G. N. No. S 334/1983—Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) Rules 1983
Date of commencement
:
1 January 1984
3.  
G. N. No. S 280/1984—Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1984
Date of commencement
:
2 November 1984
4.  
G. N. No. S 177/1987—Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1987
Date of commencement
:
1 July 1987
5.  
G. N. No. S 390/1988—Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1988
Date of commencement
:
22 December 1988
6.  
G. N. No. S 177/1991—Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1991
Date of commencement
:
23 April 1991
7.  
G. N. No. S 89/1992—Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1992
Date of commencement
:
20 March 1992
8.  
1990 Revised Edition—Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) Rules
Date of operation
:
25 March 1992
9.  
G. N. No. S 148/1993—Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1993
Date of commencement
:
1 May 1993
10.  
G. N. No. S 358/1994—Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1994
Date of commencement
:
1 October 1994
11.  
G. N. No. S 485/1994—Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 1994
Date of commencement
:
30 December 1994
12.  
G. N. No. S 374/1996—Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1996
Date of commencement
:
1 September 1996
13.  
G. N. No. S 151/1997—Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1997
Date of commencement
:
1 April 1997
14.  
G. N. No. S 141/1998—Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1998
Date of commencement
:
1 April 1998
15.  
G. N. No. S 115/1999—Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1999
Date of commencement
:
1 April 1999
16.  
G. N. No. S 96/2000—Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2000
Date of commencement
:
3 March 2000
17.  
2000 Revised Edition—Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) Rules
Date of operation
:
30 April 2000
18.  
G. N. No. S 92/2001—Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2001
Date of commencement
:
1 March 2001
19.  
2009 Revised Edition—Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) Rules
Date of operation
:
31 March 2009
20.  
G.N. No. S 222/2019—Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2019
Date of commencement
:
1 April 2019

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