Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Environmental Public Health (Amendment) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 2

Section 2 of the Environmental Public Health Act (called in this Act the principal Act) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately before the definition of “Agency”, the following definition:“ “aerosol-generating system” means any device or system that is capable of producing a suspension of fine liquid droplets in air or other type of gas;”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Agency”, the following definitions:“ “aquatic facility” means any pool, device or facility used or intended to be used for any recreational or therapeutic activity in, on or involving the use of water;“aquatic facility licence” means a licence granted under this Act for a licensable aquatic facility;”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “cleaning work”, the following definition:“ “code of practice” means any code of practice issued or approved under section 99A(1), and includes such code of practice as amended from time to time;”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Commissioner for Labour”, the following definition:“ “common property” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act (Cap. 30C);”;

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “dwelling‑house”, the following definition:“ “environmental sanitation programme” means any environmental sanitation programme developed under section 62B, and includes such environmental sanitation programme as amended from time to time;”;

(f)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “latrine”, the following definitions:“ “licensable aquatic facility” means any aquatic facility of the description or type prescribed by the Agency, with the approval of the Minister, by order in the Gazette;“limited common property” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act;“manager”, in relation to any premises, means the occupier of the premises, and where there is no occupier, the owner of the premises;”;

(g)

by deleting the word “his” in the definition of “occupier” and substituting the words “that person’s”;

(h)

by deleting the words “, but does not include a lodger” in the definition of “occupier”;

(i)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “public waste collector licensee”, the following definition:“ “publicly accessible premises” means any premises to which the public or a section of the public has access as of right, or by virtue of any express or implied permission with or without payment of a fee and whether or not access to the premises may be restricted at particular times or for particular purposes, and includes any part of those premises, and “publicly accessible” is to be construed accordingly;”;

(j)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “recycling facility”, the following definitions:“ “registered aerosol-generating system” means any registrable aerosol‑generating system that is registered under this Act;“registered Environmental Control Coordinator” means any individual who is registered under this Act as an Environmental Control Coordinator;“registered Environmental Control Officer” means any individual who is registered under this Act as an Environmental Control Officer;“registrable aerosol-generating system” means any aerosol‑generating system of the description or type prescribed by the Agency, with the approval of the Minister, by order in the Gazette;“residential premises” means any premises which are permitted to be used under the Planning Act (Cap. 232) or any other written law as a dwelling‑house or which is lawfully so used;”;

(k)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “specified amount”, the following definition:“ “specified premises”, in relation to Part VI, has the meaning given by section 62A;”;

(l)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “stall”, the following definitions:“ “standard of performance” means any standard of performance issued or approved under section 99A(1), and includes such standard of performance as amended from time to time;“statutory body” means a body corporate established by or under a public Act for a public purpose;”; and

(m)

by deleting the definition of “swimming pool”.