Singapore legislation
Section 31G
Section 31G
Declaration of DPWCS areas
(1)
The Minister may, from time to time, by notice in the Gazette, declare an area to be a DPWCS area where a pneumatic waste conveyance system is established, and operated or maintained, for that area under this Part.
(2)
A notice under subsection (1) must —
define the limits of the DPWCS area; or
state that a plan of the DPWCS area may be inspected at a place and within such time as is specified in the notice.
(3)
The owner or occupier of every premises within a DPWCS area declared under subsection (1) must use the pneumatic waste conveyance system established, and operated or maintained by the DPWCS licensee for the area.
(4)
Any person who fails to comply with subsection (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $250 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
(5)
In proceedings for an offence under subsection (4), it is a defence for the accused to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that the accused had a reasonable excuse for failing to comply.