Singapore legislation
Section 3
of Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act 1997
Section 3
Treatment of colonies, etc.
(1)
For the purposes of this Act, if —
a territory is covered by either of the following subparagraphs:
a colony, overseas territory, overseas province or protectorate of a foreign country;
a territory outside Singapore, where a foreign country is to any extent responsible for the international relations of the territory;
the foreign country is a party to the Basel Convention; and
the territory is not specified in any regulations made under this Act,the territory is taken to be a party to the Basel Convention.
(2)
For the purposes of this Act, if a territory is covered by any of the following paragraphs:
a colony, overseas territory, overseas province or protectorate of a foreign country;
a territory outside Singapore, where a foreign country is to any extent responsible for the international relations of the territory; or
a territory outside Singapore that is to some extent self‑governing, but that is not recognised as an independent sovereign state by Singapore,a person or an organisation that officially represents the territory is taken to be a competent authority of the territory.
(3)
Subsection (2) has effect despite anything in the definition of “competent authority” in section 2(1).