Singapore legislation
Section 27
Section 27
Regulations
(1)
The Minister may make such regulations as appear to him necessary or expedient for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Minister may by such regulations —
require persons carrying on any trade, business or manufacture to instal such equipment as may be prescribed by the Minister for the purpose of eliminating any oil in any trade effluent and for preventing or reducing the discharge of any trade effluent into Singapore waters;
require the owners or operators of oil refineries and oil terminals in Singapore to store such detergents, dispersants and equipment as are prescribed by the Minister, to deal with any pollution of Singapore waters;
prescribe for measures as appear to the Minister to be necessary for the prevention of pollution of Singapore waters by any oil, mixture containing oil, substance of a dangerous or obnoxious nature, trade effluent, or any other substance; and
prescribe such measures as appear to the Minister to be necessary for giving effect to the Convention of 1954.
(3)
Any regulations made under this Act may provide that a contravention thereof shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $5,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or with both.