Singapore legislation

Clause 6

of Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) (Amendment) Bill

Clause 6

Amendment of section 30

Section 30 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “or an aircraft” in subsection (1)(b) and substituting the words “, an aircraft or a vehicle”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection:“(3A) If this section applies in relation to a vehicle, the Director‑General or an authorised officer may require the person in command or control, or who appears to be in command or control, of the vehicle to do one or more of the following things:

(a)

ensure that the vehicle does not remain within the jurisdiction of Singapore;

(b)

ensure that the vehicle is brought to a specified place in which it is safe and practicable to park the vehicle;

(c)

ensure that the vehicle remains at the specified place until the Director‑General or an authorised officer permits the vehicle to leave;

(d)

arrange for goods being carried in or on the vehicle to be unloaded;

(e)

ensure that goods being carried in or on the vehicle are not unloaded until the Director‑General or an authorised officer permits their unloading.”;

(c)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of subsection (4)(b);

(d)

by deleting the full‑stop at the end of paragraph (c) of subsection (4) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(d)if the requirement relates to a vehicle, a written notice given to the person in command or control, or who appears to be in command or control, of the vehicle.”; and

(e)

by deleting the words “and aircraft” in the section heading and substituting the words “, aircraft and vehicles”.