s 176 Remedial notices
176.—(1) This section applies if a Part 9 enforcement officer reasonably believes —(a) a person —(i) is contravening a provision of any Part 9 Regulations; or (ii) has contravened a provision of any Part 9 Regulations in circumstances that make it likely the contravention will continue or be repeated; (b) a matter relating to the contravention can be remedied; and (c) it is appropriate to give the person an opportunity to remedy the matter. (2) The Part 9 enforcement officer may give the person in subsection (1)(a) a remedial notice requiring the person to remedy the contravention or have the contravention remedied. (3) The remedial notice must state all of the following:(a) that the Part 9 enforcement officer reasonably believes the person the notice is addressed to —(i) is contravening a provision of any Part 9 Regulations; or (ii) has contravened a provision of any Part 9 Regulations in circumstances that make it likely the contravention will continue or be repeated; (b) the provision the Part 9 enforcement officer believes is being, or has been, contravened (called the relevant provision); (c) briefly, how it is believed the relevant provision is being, or has been, contravened; (d) the period in which the person must remedy the contravention or have the contravention remedied; (e) that it is an offence to fail to comply with the remedial notice unless the person has a reasonable excuse. (4) The remedial notice may also state the reasonable steps that the Part 9 enforcement officer considers necessary to remedy the contravention, or to avoid further contravention, of the relevant provision.Examples of reasonable steps Withdrawing or rectifying advertisements of foods, publishing in Singapore a rectification notice to inform the general public of non‑compliant advertisements, or suspending the sale or supply of a specific food. (5) A Part 9 enforcement officer must keep a copy of every remedial notice given under this section. (6) The person to whom a remedial notice is given must comply with the remedial notice unless the person has a reasonable excuse. (7) A person who contravenes subsection (6) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —(a) where the person is an individual — to a fine not exceeding $5,000; or (b) where the person is not an individual — to a fine not exceeding $10,000. (8) If a remedial notice is given under this section in relation to a contravention by a person of a relevant provision and the contravention is an offence, the person cannot be prosecuted for that offence unless the person fails to comply with the remedial notice and does not have a reasonable excuse for the non‑compliance. (9) A person may be prosecuted for the contravention of a relevant provision without a Part 9 enforcement officer first giving a remedial notice for the contravention.