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Regulation 3

of Environmental Protection and Management (Registered GHG Entities and Competent Persons) Regulations 2022

Regulation 3

Application to register as registered GHG entity

Subregulation 1

An application to be registered as a registered GHG entity must be made —

(a)

using the electronic application service provided by the Agency at http://www.nea.gov.sg; or

(b)

where there is a malfunction or failure, or an imminent malfunction or failure, of the electronic application service, in such written form as the Director-General may require.

Subregulation 2

Every application mentioned in paragraph (1) must be accompanied by —

(a)

the name and details in paragraph (3) of each person whom the applicant intends to be listed as a competent person under the applicant in the register mentioned in section 40O of the Act (called in this regulation a proposed competent person);

(b)

any other documents and information that the Director‑General may require to decide on the application; and

(c)

an application fee of $500, which is not refundable.

Subregulation 3

The details mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) are —

(a)

in the case where the applicant is an individual carrying on business as a sole proprietor, whether the proposed competent person is the applicant;

(b)

in the case where the applicant is an unincorporated partnership, whether the proposed competent person is a partner in the partnership;

(c)

whether the proposed competent person is an employee of the applicant; and

(d)

a description of how the proposed competent person satisfies the requirements to be a competent person, as published and updated from time to time on the Agency’s official website.

Subregulation 4

Upon the registration of any person as a registered GHG entity, the Director‑General must issue an identification number to the registered GHG entity in such form as the Director-General may determine.