Section 25 — Decision-making criteria for triggering MSR, etc.

(1)The Director‑General, Food Security must have regard to, and give such weight as the Director‑General, Food Security considers appropriate to, all of the matters in subsection (2) —

(a)in deciding whether or not to give a trigger notice under section 23;

(b)in determining under section 23(3) the total minimum quantity of stocks of an MSR product that an entity must hold during a relevant period; or

(c)in determining under section 23(5) the quantity or average quantity of stocks of an MSR product to be specified in a trigger notice.

(2)The matters for the purposes mentioned in subsection (1) are as follows:

(a)the food security factors;

(b)the need to enhance resilience of the agri-food supply chain for Singapore;

(c)the local eating patterns and preferences;

(d)the local food production capacity.