Singapore legislation
Regulation 8
of Environmental Public Health (General Waste Disposal Facility) Regulations 2017
Regulation 8
Storage of general waste within approved storage limit
Subregulation 1
A licensee must ensure that the quantity of general waste stored within the licensee’s licensed general waste disposal facility is within the approved storage limit specified by the Director‑General in the licence.
Subregulation 2
If, in the opinion of the Director‑General, the quantity of general waste stored in the licensed general waste disposal facility exceeds the approved storage limit, the Director‑General may, by written notice, require the licensee to, at the licensee’s own cost, do all or any of the following:
dispose the excess general waste at such other disposal facility, and within such period, specified in the notice;
stop receiving general waste at the licensee’s licensed general waste disposal facility until the excess general waste has been disposed of;
restrict, in the manner specified in the written notice, the quantity of general waste received at the licensee’s licensed general waste disposal facility until the excess general waste has been disposed of.
Subregulation 3
The Director‑General may, by written notice, require the licensee to furnish evidence that the licensee has complied with the notice under paragraph (2).