Medicines (Export Licence for Psychotropic Substances) Regulations

Medicines Act

(CHAPTER 176, Sections 22 and 74)

Medicines (Export Licence for Psychotropic Substances) Regulations

Rg 9

G.N. No. S 216/1994

REVISED EDITION 2000

(31st January 2000)

[1st June 1994]

Citation

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Medicines (Export Licence for Psychotropic Substances) Regulations.

Definitions

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

“export” means to take or cause to be taken out of Singapore by land, air or water, otherwise than in transit;

“export licence” means a licence granted by the licensing authority under regulation 4(2);

“psychotropic substance” means a substance specified in the Schedule.

Licence to export psychotropic substance

3.  A person must not export any consignment of —

(a) a psychotropic substance; or

(b) a medicinal product containing any psychotropic substance,

unless —

(i) the person possesses a valid export licence for that consignment; and

(ii) the export of that consignment is in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the export licence.

[S 543/2016 wef 01/11/2016]

Application for export licence

4.—(1)  An application for an export licence shall be made to the licensing authority in such form and manner as the licensing authority may require.

(2)  Upon receipt of an application under paragraph (1), the licensing authority may, in his discretion, grant an export licence subject to such terms and conditions as the licensing authority thinks fit.

Fee

5.—(1)  The fee for an export licence shall be $111.

[S 417/2005 wef 01/07/2005]

[S 98/2019 wef 02/04/2019]

[S 459/2022 wef 01/07/2022]

[S 490/2024 wef 01/07/2024]

(2)  There shall be no refund of any fee paid under these Regulations.

Penalty

6.  Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with regulation 3 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 6 months or to both.

THE SCHEDULE

Regulation 2

1.  The following substances:

Allobarbital

Alprazolam

Amineptine

[Deleted by S 228/2017 wef 01/05/2017]

Aminorex

Amobarbital

Barbital

Bromazepam

Bromazolam

Brotizolam

[Deleted by S 543/2016 wef 01/11/2016]

Butalbital

Butobarbital

Camazepam

Carisoprodol

Cathine

Chlordiazepoxide

Clobazam

Clonazepam

Clonazolam

Clorazepate

Clotiazepam

Cloxazolam

Cyclobarbital

Delorazepam

Diazepam

Diclazepam

Estazolam

Ethchlorvynol

Ethinamate

Ethylloflazepate

Etilamfetamine

Etizolam

Fencamfamin

Fenproporex

Flualprazolam

Flubromazolam

Fludiazepam

Flurazepam

Glutethimide

Halazepam

Haloxazolam

Ketazolam

Lefetamine

Loprazolam

Lorazepam

Lormetazepam

Mazindol

Medazepam

Mefenorex

Meprobamate

Mesocarb

Methylphenobarbital

Methyprylon

Midazolam

Nitrazepam

Nordazepam

Oxazepam

Oxazolam

Pemoline

Pentazocine

Pentobarbital

Phenazepam

Phenobarbital

Phentermine

Pinazepam

Prazepam

[Deleted by S 543/2016 wef 01/11/2016]

Secbutabarbital

Temazepam

Tetrazepam

Vinylbital

Zolpidem.

[S 769/2025 wef 01/12/2025]

[S 819/2024 wef 01/11/2024]

[S 683/2023 wef 01/11/2023]

[S 488/2005 wef 01/08/2005]

[S 543/2016 wef 01/11/2016]

[S 228/2017 wef 01/05/2017]

2.  The stereoisomeric forms or salts of the substances specified in paragraph 1, wherever the existence of such stereoisomeric forms or salts is possible.

[S 683/2023 wef 01/11/2023]

3.  Any preparation of product containing one or more of the substances specified in paragraphs 1 and 2.

[G.N. Nos. S 216/94; S 221/96; S 388/97]

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Medicines (Export Licence for Psychotropic Substances) Regulations

 

This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Medicines (Export Licence for Psychotropic Substances) Regulations. It is not part of these Regulations.
1.	G. N. No. S 216/1994—Medicines (Export Licence for Psychotropic Substances) Regulations 1994
	Date of commencement	:	1 June 1994
2.	1995 Revised Edition—Medicines (Export Licence for Psychotropic Substances) Regulations
	Date of operation	:	1 April 1995
3.	G. N. No. S 221/1996—Medicines (Export Licence for Psychotropic Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 1996
	Date of commencement	:	17 May 1996
4.	G. N. No. S 388/1997—Medicines (Export Licence for Psychotropic Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 1997
	Date of commencement	:	1 October 1997
5.	2000 Revised Edition—Medicines (Export Licence for Psychotropic Substances) Regulations
	Date of operation	:	31 January 2000
6.	G. N. No. S 417/2005—Medicines (Export Licence for Psychotropic Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2005
	Date of commencement	:	1 July 2005
7.	G. N. No. S 488/2005—Medicines (Export Licence for Psychotropic Substances) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2005
	Date of commencement	:	1 August 2005
8.	G.N. No. S 543/2016—Medicines (Export Licence for Psychotropic Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
	Date of commencement	:	1 November 2016
9.	G.N. No. S 228/2017—Medicines (Export Licence for Psychotropic Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
	Date of commencement	:	1 May 2017
10.	G.N. No. S 98/2019—Medicines (Export Licence for Psychotropic Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
	Date of commencement	:	2 April 2019
11.	G.N. No. S 459/2022—Medicines (Export Licence for Psychotropic Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
	Date of commencement	:	1 July 2022
12.	G.N. No. S 683/2023—Medicines (Export Licence for Psychotropic Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
	Date of commencement	:	1 November 2023
13.	G.N. No. S 490/2024—Medicines (Export Licence for Psychotropic Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
	Date of commencement	:	1 July 2024
14.	G.N. No. S 819/2024—Medicines (Export Licence for Psychotropic Substances) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2024
	Date of commencement	:	1 November 2024
15.	G.N. No. S 769/2025—Medicines (Export Licence for Psychotropic Substances) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
	Date of commencement	:	1 December 2025