Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999 · 2020 Revised Edition · Schedules
Schedule 3 · Subject matters of Regulations
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1. The prescribing of types of tests to be carried out and the records to be maintained by occupiers of industrial or trade premises with respect to the emission of air impurities from, and the consumption of fuel on, such premises.
industrial or trade premises
“industrial or trade premises” means premises used for any industrial or trade purposes or premises on which matter is burnt in connection with any industrial or trade process, and includes all scheduled premises and construction sites;
2. The prescribing of types of air pollution control equipment that may be used in or on any industrial or trade premises and the manner in which those equipment must be operated and maintained.
air pollution control equipment
“air pollution control equipment” includes —(a)any apparatus for separating any air impurities from the gas or liquid medium in which they are carried;(b)any automatic device used for securing the more efficient operation of any fuel burning equipment;(c)any device to indicate or record air pollution or give warning of excessive air pollution; and(d)any other device used for the purposes of preventing or limiting air pollution;
3. The prescribing of assistance and facilities (including access to, and the means of making examinations, inspections and tests) to be provided by the occupiers of industrial or trade premises to enable the Director‑General and authorised officers to exercise their powers under this Act.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director‑General of Environmental Protection appointed under section 3(1);
4. The prescribing of standards of concentration or rates of emission of air impurities from any source of air pollution, including motor vehicles and industrial plant, and the method of making tests for the purposes of ascertaining whether any of the provisions of this Act or any conditions attached to a licence or to an exemption are being or have been complied with.
air impurities
“air impurities” includes smoke, cinders, solid particles of any kind, gases, fumes, mists, odours and radioactive substances;
5. The regulation or restriction of import, export, sale or supply of industrial plant which do not comply with standards prescribed under this Act or the regulations for the purpose of air pollution control.
import
“import”, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means to bring or cause to be brought into Singapore by land, water or air from any place which is outside Singapore but does not include the bringing into Singapore by water or air of any substances, plant, equipment, machinery or any products which it is proved to be intended to be taken out of Singapore on the same vessel or aircraft on which they were brought into Singapore without any landing or transhipment within Singapore;
6. The regulation or prohibition of either generally or in specified areas and either at all times or between specified hours the use of industrial plants for the purpose of air pollution control.
air pollution
“air pollution” means the emission into the air of any air impurity;
7. The prescribing of types and composition of fuel to be used.
8. The prescribing of returns of any information, statistics and data relating to air, water or noise pollution to be furnished to the Director‑General and the contents thereof, and the persons or classes of persons who are required to furnish such returns.
9. The prevention of misuse or contamination of water.
10. The prescribing of standards of concentration or rates of discharge of trade effluent from any premises which may be discharged into drains or the sea.
trade effluent
“trade effluent” means any liquid, either with or without particles of matter suspended in the liquid, which is the outflow from any trade, business or manufacture or of any works of engineering or building construction;
11. The control of discharge of any trade effluent into drains and sea.
12. The control, by licensing or otherwise, of the storage, removal and disposal of toxic industrial waste and trade effluent.
13. The prescribing of fees for the collection and disposal of any trade effluent.
14. The import, export, use and control of hazardous substances.
export
“export”, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means to take or cause to be taken out of Singapore by land, water or air and includes the placing of any substances, plant, equipment, machinery or any products in a vessel, conveyance or aircraft for the purposes of the substances, plant, equipment, machinery or any products being taken out of Singapore by water or air; but does not include the taking out of Singapore by water or air of any substances, plant, equipment, machinery or any products on the same vessel or aircraft on which they were brought into Singapore unless, after being brought into Singapore, the substances, plant, equipment, machinery or any products have been landed or transhipped within Singapore;
15. The storage, transport and labelling of hazardous substances.
16. The sale, whether by wholesale or retail, or the supply of hazardous substances, by or to any person or class of persons which include regulating or restricting the sale or supply of hazardous substances by persons licensed under this Act and prohibiting the sale of any specified hazardous substance or class of hazardous substances by any class of such persons.
sale
“sale” includes barter, exchange, import and export and also includes offering or attempting to sell, or causing or allowing to be sold, or exposing for sale or receiving or sending or delivering for sale; and the word “sell” is to be construed accordingly;
17. The prescribing of noise standards for the purposes of this Act.
18. The prescribing of standards of emission of noise from any source of noise pollution, and the methods of determining level, nature, character or quality of noise made or emitted.
19. The regulation or restriction of import, sale and use of industrial plants for the purpose of noise control.
20. The specification of limits of permitted noise levels from particular premises, activities, equipment, appliances, machinery and fuel burning equipment, and the requirement of labelling any such equipment, appliances, machinery and fuel burning equipment to show the specified limits.
premises
“premises” includes messuages, houses, buildings, lands, tenements, easements and hereditaments of any tenure, whether open or enclosed, whether built on or not, whether public or private, and whether maintained under statutory authority or not;
21. The specification of the times at which specified levels of noise may not be emitted from particular premises, activities, equipment, appliances, machinery and fuel burning equipment.21A. The restriction or prohibition of building works either generally or in specified areas during Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (including between the hours of 10 p.m. on the eve of a public holiday and 7 a.m. on the day after the public holiday) and between the hours of 12 midnight and 7 a.m. on Mondays for the purpose of noise control.
fuel burning equipment
“fuel burning equipment” means any furnace, boiler, fire place, oven, retort, incinerator, internal combustion engine, vessel or chimney, or any other apparatus, device, mechanism or structure used or to be used in connection with the burning of any combustible material in, or in relation to, any industrial plant;
22. The prescribing of codes of practice relating to the control and regulation of noise levels in work places and construction sites.22A. The prescribing of matters relating to the plans of controlled works to be lodged or certified under Part 9A, including a requirement for the plans to be prepared by persons with prescribed qualifications and expertise.[Act 23 of 2023 wef 18/12/2023]22B. The prescribing of standards and codes of practice for the purposes of Part 9A, including by applying, adopting or incorporating by reference —
either wholly or partially;
with or without modification; or
either specifically or by reference,any matter contained in any standards or codes of practice, as in force or published at a particular time or as in force or published from time to time, relating to the prevention, reduction or control of pollution of the environment from completed buildings or industrial plants.[Act 23 of 2023 wef 18/12/2023]22C. The prescribing of matters necessary for the carrying out of section 33C, including requiring controlled works exempt from section 33B under regulations made under section 33C to be carried out in accordance with prescribed requirements.[Act 23 of 2023 wef 18/12/2023]22D. The prescribing of fees and charges for applications, lodgments and submission of documents for the purposes of Part 9A.[Act 23 of 2023 wef 18/12/2023]23. The prescribing of standards, codes of practice for the design, manufacture and use of equipment, appliances, machinery, industrial plant and fuel burning equipment to reduce pollution.23A. The prescribing of greenhouse gases for the purposes of Part 10A.23B. The prescribing of the IPCC Assessment Report for the purposes of Part 10A. 23C. The registration and regulation of regulated goods and the import or supply of regulated goods, including matters relating to the following:
pollution of the environment
“pollution of the environment” means pollution of the environment due to the release (into any environmental medium) from any process of substances which are capable of causing harm to human or any other living organisms supported by the environment;
global warming potential limits for regulated goods; (b)requirements for regulated goods relating to environmental protection and management; (c)requirements relating to the labelling of regulated goods.[Act 24 of 2021 wef 01/10/2022]23D. The registration and regulation of suppliers of regulated goods, including their duties and obligations.[Act 24 of 2021 wef 01/10/2022]23E. The registration and regulation of registered GHG entities, including their duties and obligations. [Act 24 of 2021 wef 01/10/2022]23F. The regulation of competent persons, including matters relating to their duties and obligations.[Act 24 of 2021 wef 01/10/2022]23G. The regulation of regulated GHG works, including the manner in which regulated GHG works must be carried out.[Act 24 of 2021 wef 01/10/2022]24. The prescribing of fees for licences and the prescribing of fees and charges for any of the purposes of this Act or the regulations.
25. The prescribing of penalty interest for late payment of any charges or fees prescribed by this Act or the regulations.[26/2007; 12/2011]