§ 404 — New section 9A

404. In the Wildlife Act 1965, after section 9, insert —“Freeze on written approval to import

9A.—(1) This section applies for the period of time where a directive made under section 70 of the Food Safety and Security Act 2025 is in force, banning the import of any live food producing animal of a particular kind from a particular country or place outside Singapore (called the freeze period).(2) During the freeze period of a directive made under section 70 of the Food Safety and Security Act 2025, the Director‑General —(a)

must not grant under section 9 any written approval that is for the import of any living wildlife if the written approval authorises an import that would be inconsistent with the directive; and

(b)

may cancel or suspend any written approval granted under section 9 for the import during the freeze period of any living wildlife that is inconsistent with the directive.

(3) Before exercising any powers under subsection (2)(b), the Director‑General must give notice to the holder of the written approval concerned —(a)

stating that the Director‑General proposes to cancel or suspend the written approval in the manner as specified in the notice; and

(b)

specifying the time (being not less than 3 days starting the date of service of notice on such holder) within which written representations may be made to the Director‑General with respect to the proposed cancellation or suspension of the written approval, as the case may be.

(4) Upon receipt of any written representation referred to in subsection (3)(b), the Director‑General must consider the written representation and may —(a)

reject the written representation;

(b)

decline to cancel or suspend the written approval; or

(c)

suspend the written approval in lieu of cancelling it,

and, in any event, the Director‑General must give written notice to that holder of the written approval of his or her decision.”.

—(1) This section applies for the period of time where a directive made under section 70 of the Food Safety and Security Act 2025 is in force, banning the import of any live food producing animal of a particular kind from a particular country or place outside Singapore (called the freeze period).

(2) During the freeze period of a directive made under section 70 of the Food Safety and Security Act 2025, the Director‑General —(a)

must not grant under section 9 any written approval that is for the import of any living wildlife if the written approval authorises an import that would be inconsistent with the directive; and

(b)

may cancel or suspend any written approval granted under section 9 for the import during the freeze period of any living wildlife that is inconsistent with the directive.

(3) Before exercising any powers under subsection (2)(b), the Director‑General must give notice to the holder of the written approval concerned —(a)

stating that the Director‑General proposes to cancel or suspend the written approval in the manner as specified in the notice; and

(b)

specifying the time (being not less than 3 days starting the date of service of notice on such holder) within which written representations may be made to the Director‑General with respect to the proposed cancellation or suspension of the written approval, as the case may be.

(4) Upon receipt of any written representation referred to in subsection (3)(b), the Director‑General must consider the written representation and may —(a)

reject the written representation;

(b)

decline to cancel or suspend the written approval; or

(c)

suspend the written approval in lieu of cancelling it,

and, in any event, the Director‑General must give written notice to that holder of the written approval of his or her decision.”.