[SINGAPORE] The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) will expand its regulatory functions and take over consumer product safety and weights and measures compliance matters currently managed by Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG).
From Tuesday (Jul 1), EnterpriseSG’s consumer product safety office (CPSO) and weights and measures office (WMO) will report to the CCCS, the competition watchdog said on Monday. This comes as the Competition (Amendment) Act 2025 comes into effect.
Businesses and consumers will thus be able to approach the CCCS for matters relating to fair trading practices, consumer product safety requirements, and weights and measures compliance.
The transfer consolidates consumer protection, legal metrology and competition functions under the CCCS and strengthens its regulatory oversight over consumer protection matters, the agency said.
“By combining competition enforcement with robust consumer protection oversight, CCCS will have a fuller set of tools available to continue to strengthen market integrity, promote business innovation, and foster a more trusted trading environment that advances Singapore’s position as a leading business hub,” CCCS said.
“Ensuring that businesses operating in Singapore sell products that meet requisite safety standards, as well as adopt accurate measurements when dealing with consumers, is integral to cultivating robust and fair competition, which translates to better opportunities for businesses and consumers alike,” it added.
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Alvin Koh, chief executive officer of CCCS, said that the consolidation will fortify Singapore’s consumer protection framework.
“By bringing these complementary regulatory roles together, we can explore ways to reap greater operational synergies and develop a more robust consumer protection regulatory framework to serve businesses and consumers alike,” Koh said.
To ensure business continuity, the competition watchdog said that it would work closely with EnterpriseSG to ensure “full transfer of functions with minimal disruption to existing services”.
It added that existing regulatory requirements, registrations, and certificates issued by the CPSO and WMO will remain valid and enforceable under CCCS’s authority and that businesses must maintain compliance with all current regulatory requirements throughout and after the transition.
