Singapore legislation

Clause 5

of Environmental Protection and Management (Amendment) Bill

Clause 5

Amendment of section 44A

Section 44A of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “relating to any matter which the Agency considers necessary to carry out the functions or duties of or assigned to the Agency by or under any provision of this Act,” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “which relate to any matter that the Director‑General or authorised officer considers necessary for the purposes of administering, enforcing or monitoring compliance with any provision of this Act, and”; (b)by deleting the words “the Agency” in subsection (2)(c) and substituting the words “the Director‑General or any authorised officer”;

(c)

by deleting the words “the Agency” in subsection (5) and substituting the words “the Director‑General”;

(d)

by deleting the words “the Agency through an authorised officer” in subsection (6) and substituting the words “the Director‑General or any authorised officer”;

(e)

by deleting the words “the Agency has reason” in subsection (6) and substituting the words “the Director‑General or authorised officer has reason”;

(f)

by deleting the words “The Agency” in subsection (7) and substituting the words “The Director‑General or any authorised officer”; and

(g)

by deleting the words “to it” in subsection (7).

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