Singapore legislation
Section 28
of Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act 1997
Section 28
Injunctions
(1)
Where a person has engaged, is engaging, or is proposing to engage, in any conduct that constituted, constitutes or would constitute an offence under this Act, the court may, on the application of the Director-General or any other person, grant an injunction —
restraining the person from engaging in the conduct; and
if in the opinion of the court it is desirable to do so, requiring the person to do anything.
(2)
Where —
a person has refused or failed, is refusing or failing, or is proposing to refuse or fail, to do anything; and
the refusal or failure was, is, or would be, an offence under this Act,the court may, on the application of the Director‑General or any other person, grant an injunction requiring the person to do the thing.
(3)
If in the opinion of the court it is desirable to do so, the court may grant an interim injunction pending determination of an application under subsection (1).
(4)
The court may discharge or vary an injunction granted under this section.
(5)
The power of the court to grant an injunction under this section restraining a person from engaging in any conduct may be exercised —
whether or not it appears to the court that the person intends to engage again, or to continue to engage, in conduct of that kind;
whether or not the person has previously engaged in conduct of that kind; and
whether or not there is a significant risk of injury or damage to human beings or the environment if the person engages, or continues to engage, in conduct of that kind.
(6)
The power of the court to grant an injunction under this section requiring a person to do a thing may be exercised —
whether or not it appears to the court that the person intends to refuse or fail again, or to continue to refuse or fail, to do the thing;
whether or not the person has previously refused or failed to do the thing; and
whether or not there is a significant risk of injury or damage to human beings or the environment if the person refuses or fails, or continues to refuse or fail, to do the thing.
(7)
Where the Director-General or any other person makes an application to the court for the grant of an injunction under this section, the court is not to require the Director‑General or that other person, as a condition for granting an interim injunction, to give any undertaking as to damages.
(8)
The powers conferred on the court by this section are in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other powers of the court.