Consumer Protection (Trade Descriptions and Safety Requirements) Act (Act No. 18 of 1975). Country/Territory Singapore Document type Legislation Date 1975 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make provisions prohibiting misdescriptions of goods supplied in the course of trade; to confer power to prescribe requirements relating to informative marking and advertisement of goods and to their safe composition, construction or design, and for purposes connected therewith. Subject General Keyword Consumer protection Inspection Basic legislation Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on 1 August 1975. Abstract This Act prohibits the use of false trade descriptions for any goods and confers power to the Minister to require informative marking and impose safety requirements, and control or prohibit the supply of goods with respect to which those requirements are not complied with. Full text English Website statutes.agc.gov.sg References - Legislation Implemented by Consumer Protection (Consumer Goods Safety Requirements) Regulations, 2011. Legislation | Singapore | 2011 Keyword: Consumer protection, Food quality control/food safety, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX Consumer Protection (Safety Requirements) Regulations (No. S 23/2002). Legislation | Singapore | 2002 (2004) Keyword: Consumer protection, Food quality control/food safety, Internal trade, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX