Singapore Food Agency (Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2019

No. S 427

Singapore Food Agency Act 2019

(ACT 11 OF 2019)

Singapore Food Agency
(Saving and Transitional Provisions)
Regulations 2019

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 71(1) of the Singapore Food Agency Act 2019, the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations are the Singapore Food Agency (Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2019 and come into operation on 10 June 2019.

Pending appeals under section 99 of Environmental Public Health Act

2.  Where an appeal has been made to the Minister charged with the responsibility for environmental public health —

(a) under section 99 of the Environmental Public Health Act (Cap. 95) as in force before 1 April 2019 against any decision of the Director‑General of Public Health —

(i) refusing to grant or renew any licence;

(ii) suspending or cancelling any licence;

(iii) imposing any financial penalty; or

(iv) forfeiting any sum deposited or bond entered into under that section; and

(b) the appeal has not been dealt with or disposed of immediately before 1 April 2019,

the appeal may continue, on or after 1 April 2019, to be dealt with in accordance with section 99 of the Environmental Public Health Act as if the Singapore Food Agency Act 2019 had not been enacted.

Pending investigations

3.—(1)  Any investigation started by or under the authority of the Director‑General of Public Health that —

(a) is in respect of any alleged contravention of any provision in —

(i) Part IV or IX of the Environmental Public Health Act as in force before 1 April 2019; or

(ii) any subsidiary legislation under that Act for the purposes of either Part mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i); and

(b) is not completed before 1 April 2019,

may be continued on or after 1 April 2019, by or under the authority of the Director‑General, Food Administration under the Environmental Public Health Act as amended by the Singapore Food Agency Act 2019.

(2)  Any investigation started by or under the authority of the Director‑General, Agri‑Food and Veterinary Services that —

(a) is in respect of any alleged contravention of —

(i) any provision of the Feeding Stuffs Act (Cap. 105) as in force before 1 April 2019 or any subsidiary legislation made under that Act;

(ii) any provision of the Fisheries Act (Cap. 111) as in force before 1 April 2019 or any subsidiary legislation made under that Act;

(iii) any provision of the Sale of Food Act (Cap. 283) as in force before 1 April 2019 or any subsidiary legislation made under that Act; or

(iv) any provision of the Wholesome Meat and Fish Act (Cap. 349A) as in force before 1 April 2019 or any subsidiary legislation made under that Act; and

(b) is not completed before 1 April 2019,

may be continued on or after 1 April 2019, by or under the authority of the Director‑General, Food Administration under the respective Acts as amended by the Singapore Food Agency Act 2019.

Made on 4 June 2019.

ALBERT CHUA

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of the Environment and
Water Resources,
Singapore.

[MEWR C030/01/131; AG/LEGIS/SL/299C/2015/4 Vol. 1]