Singapore legislation
Section 5
of Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act 1997
Section 5
Exports and transits to foreign countries — extended meaning of hazardous and other wastes
(1)
This section has effect for the purposes of the application of this Act —
to the export or proposed export of a substance or object to a particular foreign country; or
to, or to the carrying out of, a transit proposal that involves the taking out of Singapore of a substance or object to a particular foreign country.
(2)
If —
the foreign country is a party to the Basel Convention; and
the prescribed website of the Secretariat of the Basel Convention states that the particular substance or object is, in particular circumstances, classified as hazardous or other waste under a law of that foreign country that gives effect to the Basel Convention,then that substance or object is, in those circumstances, hazardous or other waste for those purposes.
(3)
If —
the foreign country is a party to the Basel Convention;
the Minister is satisfied that, under a law of that country that gives effect to the Basel Convention, the particular substance or object is, in particular circumstances, classified as hazardous or other waste; and
apart from this section, the particular substance or object is not hazardous or other waste,the Minister must, by notification in the Gazette, declare that the substance or object is, in those circumstances, hazardous or other waste for those purposes.
(4)
If —
the Minister is satisfied that the foreign country classifies particular waste collected from the households as hazardous or other waste; and
apart from this section, the waste is not hazardous waste,the Minister must, by notification in the Gazette, declare that the waste is hazardous or other waste for those purposes.
(5)
A declaration under this section has effect accordingly.
(6)
The Minister must revoke a declaration made under this section if the Minister ceases to be satisfied of the matter referred to in subsection (3)(b) or (4)(a), as the case may be.
(7)
The revocation of a declaration must be published in the Gazette.