Singapore legislation

Section 30A

of Environmental Public Health Act 1987

Section 30A

Furnishing of information and keeping, etc., of records on waste and submission of waste reduction plan

Amended by15/201415/2014

(1)

The Director‑General may, by written notice from time to time, require any owner, occupier or lessee of a work place to do all or any of the following:

(a)

to furnish the Director‑General with any information on the amount, type and nature of any waste produced in that work place and any other particulars that may be specified in the notice;

(b)

to keep and maintain records containing any information on any waste produced in that work place that may be specified in the notice and retain those records for the period that may be specified in the notice;

(c)

to submit to the Director‑General any waste reduction plan for the period and containing information on the targets for waste reduction, measures to reduce waste and the progress of any waste reduction measure contained in any waste reduction plan previously submitted to the Director‑General, and any other particulars relating to waste reduction, that may be specified in the notice.

Amended by15/2014

(2)

Any person who fails to comply with any notice under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.

Amended by15/2014