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PART III
MANUFACTURE AND IMPORT OF HEALTH PRODUCTS
12.
—(1) Except in such cases as may be prescribed, no person shall manufacture any health product unless —
(a)
he holds a valid manufacturer’s licence; and
(b)
the manufacture of the health product is carried out in accordance with the conditions of the licence.
(2) A manufacturer’s licence does not authorise the holder thereof to supply any health product manufactured by him to any other person unless the health product so manufactured by him is a registered health product.
(3) No person shall use any premises or facility for the manufacture of any health product unless the premises or facility is authorised for such use under his manufacturer’s licence or the provisions of this Act, or by the Authority.
(4) Every manufacturer of a health product shall ensure that the manufacture of the health product is carried out in accordance with such requirements as may be prescribed.
(5) No person shall manufacture, or procure or arrange for the manufacture of, any health product which is —
(a)
an adulterated health product;
(b)
a counterfeit health product; or
(c)
an unwholesome health product.
(6) Any person who contravenes subsection (1), (3), (4) or (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
(a)
in the case of an offence under subsection (1), (3), (4) or (5)(c), to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; and
(b)
in the case of an offence under subsection (5)(a) or (b), to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.
(7) In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (5), it shall be a defence for the accused to prove that he had taken all such precautions and exercised all such due diligence as could reasonably be expected of him in the circumstances to ensure that the health product did not contravene that subsection.
13.
—(1) Except in such cases as may be prescribed, no person shall import any health product unless —
(a)
he holds a valid importer’s licence; and
(b)
the import of the health product is carried out in accordance with the conditions of the licence.
(2) An importer’s licence does not authorise the holder thereof to supply any health product imported by him to any other person unless the health product so imported by him is a registered health product.
(3) An importer of any health product shall not use any premises or facility for storing the health product upon its entry into Singapore unless the premises or facility is authorised for such use under his importer’s licence or the provisions of this Act, or by the Authority.
(4) Every importer of a health product shall ensure that the import of the health product is carried out in accordance with such requirements as may be prescribed.
(5) No person shall import, or procure or arrange for the import of, any health product which is —
(a)
an adulterated health product;
(b)
a counterfeit health product;
(c)
a health product that has been tampered with; or
(d)
an unwholesome health product.
(6) Any person who contravenes subsection (1), (3), (4) or (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
(a)
in the case of an offence under subsection (1), (3), (4) or (5)(d), to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; and
(b)
in the case of an offence under subsection (5)(a), (b) or (c), to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.
(7) In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (5), it shall be a defence for the accused to prove that —
(a)
he —
(i)
did not know;
(ii)
had no reason to believe; and
(iii)
could not, with reasonable diligence, have ascertained,
that the health product was in contravention of that subsection; and
(b)
he had taken all such precautions and exercised all such due diligence as could reasonably be expected of him in the circumstances to ensure that the health product did not contravene that subsection.