§ 6 — Meaning of “licensable food business”

6.—(1) In this Act, a “licensable food business” means a food business in Singapore that falls within a class of retail food business or non‑retail food business that is specified in the First Schedule.

(2) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, amend the First Schedule —

(a)

by deleting a class of food business in the First Schedule;

(b)

by varying the description of a class of food business or replacing a class of food business in the First Schedule; or

(c)

by adding a class of food business to the First Schedule.

(3) Before amending the First Schedule with respect to any class of food business, the Minister must take into account the following factors:

(a)

the risk to public health and the need to prevent or reduce the possibility of a serious danger to public health if the class of food business is not specified in the First Schedule;

(b)

whether there are other sufficient safeguards under this Act or any other written law, or by other means, to minimise any risk to public health if the class of food business is not specified in the First Schedule;

(c)

the kind of food handled or likely to be handled, and the manner and scale of food handling, when carrying on the class of food business;

(d)

the components ordinarily operated as part of that class of food business;

(e)

the type and number of ultimate consumers ordinarily sold or supplied food by or from the class of food business;

(f)

any other matter or evidence as may be relevant for the purposes of section 2(c).

—(1) In this Act, a “licensable food business” means a food business in Singapore that falls within a class of retail food business or non‑retail food business that is specified in the First Schedule.

(2) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, amend the First Schedule —

(a)

by deleting a class of food business in the First Schedule;

(b)

by varying the description of a class of food business or replacing a class of food business in the First Schedule; or

(c)

by adding a class of food business to the First Schedule.

(3) Before amending the First Schedule with respect to any class of food business, the Minister must take into account the following factors:

(a)

the risk to public health and the need to prevent or reduce the possibility of a serious danger to public health if the class of food business is not specified in the First Schedule;

(b)

whether there are other sufficient safeguards under this Act or any other written law, or by other means, to minimise any risk to public health if the class of food business is not specified in the First Schedule;

(c)

the kind of food handled or likely to be handled, and the manner and scale of food handling, when carrying on the class of food business;

(d)

the components ordinarily operated as part of that class of food business;

(e)

the type and number of ultimate consumers ordinarily sold or supplied food by or from the class of food business;

(f)

any other matter or evidence as may be relevant for the purposes of section 2(c).