§ 397 — Amendment of section 5

397. In the Singapore Food Agency Act 2019, in section 5 —(a)

in subsection (1), replace paragraph (a) with —“(a)

to regulate the primary production activities and the production of animal feed to ensure the safety and resilience of food supply;”;

(b)

in subsection (1)(b), (d), (e) and (g), replace “support regulation of” with “regulate”;

(c)

in subsection (1)(h), replace “food supply resilience” with “food supply chain resilience and food security in Singapore”;

(d)

in subsection (1), after paragraph (h), insert —“(ha)

to support the Government’s ability to maintain a minimum quantity of stocks of certain foods and agri‑food production inputs in Singapore to ensure food security in Singapore by undertaking, as an agent of the Government, the procurement, holding, distribution and disposal of those foods and agri‑food production inputs;

(hb)

to support the Director‑General, Food Security in the administration of Part 2 of the Food Safety and Security Act 2025 and the minimum stockholding requirement for the holding in Singapore of a minimum quantity of stocks of certain foods and agri‑food production inputs in Singapore;

(hc)

to act as an agent of the Government in the collection and recovery of any MSR charge (as defined in section 3(1) of the Food Safety and Security Act 2025) payable under Part 2 of that Act;

(hd)

to prevent or reduce the impact of disruptions in the food supply chain on food security in Singapore;

(he)

to increase production of primary produce on a sustainable basis in Singapore so as to contribute to food security in Singapore;”;

(e)

in subsection (1)(l) and (m), replace “food supply” with “food security in Singapore”;

(f)

in subsection (1)(n) and (p), after “food safety,”, insert “food security in Singapore,”; and

(g)

in subsection (2), replace paragraph (b) with —“(b)

the food security factors and the need to enhance resilience of the agri‑food supply chain for Singapore;”.