Singapore legislation

Regulation 6

of Environmental Public Health (General Waste Disposal Facility) Regulations 2017

Regulation 6

Protection of public health and environment

Subregulation 1

A licensee —

(a)

must ensure that the maintenance and operation of the licensee’s licensed general waste disposal facility do not endanger public health and the environment;

(b)

must take effective measures to safeguard public health; and

(c)

must take effective measures to control public access to the licensee’s licensed general waste disposal facility.

Subregulation 2

A licensee must install, operate and maintain pollution control equipment, or take effective measures, to minimise or mitigate —

(a)

effluent, smell, noise or air pollution;

(b)

the propagation or harbouring of any vector; and

(c)

any other nuisance,arising from the maintenance and operation of the licensee’s licensed general waste disposal facility.