Singapore legislation

Regulation 7

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

Regulation 7

Approved types of general waste

Subregulation 1

A licensee must ensure that the licensee’s licensed general waste disposal facility only receives, stores, sorts, treats or processes the types of general waste specified by the Director‑General in the licence.

Subregulation 2

If the Director‑General has any reason to believe that a licensee has failed to comply with paragraph (1), the Director‑General may, by written notice, require the licensee to, at the licensee’s own cost, submit samples of waste deposited in the licensee’s licensed general waste disposal facility to an approved laboratory for analysis.

Subregulation 3

The licensee must submit the approved laboratory’s report of the analysis to the Director‑General within 30 days after the date the licensee receives the written notice under paragraph (2) or such longer period as the Director‑General may specify in writing.

Subregulation 4

The licensee must keep the report for 24 months after the report is made.

Subregulation 5

In this regulation, “approved laboratory” means any laboratory approved by the Director‑General for the purposes of this regulation.