Singapore legislation

Clause 3

of Environmental Public Health (Amendment) Bill

Clause 3

Repeal and re-enactment of section 11

Section 11 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Maintenance of refuse equipment or facility in buildings11.—

(1)

The owner of a building or part of a building served by any refuse equipment or facility is responsible for the maintenance, repair or replacement of the refuse equipment or facility.(2) The Director‑General may, by written notice, require the owner of a building or part of a building served by any refuse equipment or facility to —

(a)

maintain, repair or replace the refuse equipment or facility; or

(b)

make any modification to the refuse equipment or facility that the Director‑General considers necessary for the protection of the environment or environmental public health.(3) In this section —“refuse equipment or facility” means any of the following:

(a)

a refuse or waste chute;

(b)

a refuse or waste chute chamber;

(c)

a refuse or waste chute hopper;

(d)

a refuse or waste lift that is wholly or partly used for the conveyance of refuse or waste;

(e)

a standalone pneumatic waste conveyance system;“standalone pneumatic waste conveyance system” —

(a)

means an automated waste collection system that —

(i)

conveys or transports refuse or waste by air suction through a network of pipes to the refuse bin centre;

(ii)

consists of the following that are used for, or for purposes connected with, conveying or transporting refuse or waste by air suction to the refuse bin centre:

(A)

all air and ventilation networks;

(B)

all valves, cables, pipes, regulators, apparatus, equipment, plants, stations, sensors and receptacles for the temporary storage of refuse or waste; and

(iii)

is not located in a DPWCS area declared under section 31G(1); and

(b)

excludes any disposal facility.”.

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