Singapore legislation
Section 19
Section 19
Prohibition against dropping, scattering, etc., certain substances in public place
(1)
Any person who —
drops, scatters, spills or throws any noxious liquid, dirt, sand, earth, gravel, clay, loam, manure, refuse, sawdust, shavings, stone, straw or any other similar matter or thing; or
causes or permits any noxious liquid, dirt, sand, earth, gravel, clay, loam, manure, refuse, sawdust, shavings, stone, straw or any other similar matter or thing to be dropped, scattered, spilled or thrown,in any public place (whether from a moving or stationary vehicle or in any other manner) shall be guilty of an offence.
(2)
The Director‑General may, by written notice, require any person carrying out any construction or earth works to provide or construct any device or facility that the Director‑General may think fit for the removal of dirt, earth, sand or other particles from any vehicle used in connection with the construction or earth works.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (1) —
where the matter or thing is dropped, scattered, spilled or thrown from a vehicle, the driver or person having charge or control of the vehicle is deemed to have committed the offence, unless the offence is committed by a person other than the driver or person having charge or control of the vehicle and the identity of the person who committed the offence can be established; and
where the driver of a motor vehicle is alleged or is suspected to be guilty of the offence under this section —
the owner of the motor vehicle must give any information that the owner may be required to give by a police officer or an authorised officer as to the identity and address of the person who, at or about the time of the alleged offence, was the driver of the motor vehicle and such other information as the police officer or authorised officer may require; and
any other person who was or should have been in charge or in control of the motor vehicle at or about the time of the alleged offence must (if so required) give any information which it is in that person’s power to give, and which may lead to the identification of the driver.
(4)
Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (3)(b) within 14 days after the date on which the information was required from the person shall be guilty of an offence.
(5)
A person is not excused from giving any information required of the person by subsection (3)(b) on the ground that the disclosure of the information might tend to incriminate the person.