Singapore legislation

Regulation 24

of Environmental Public Health (Public Cleansing) Regulations

Regulation 24

Refuse disposal at ground or incinerator

Amended byS 942/2023 wef 01/01/2024S 199/2002 wef 01/05/2002S 589/2005 wef 15/09/2005S 405/2009 wef 01/09/2009S 405/2009 wef 01/09/2009

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 942/2023 wef 01/01/2024

Any person who takes any refuse, matter or thing to a refuse disposal ground maintained by the Director-General for disposal thereat, to an incineration plant maintained by the Director-General for burning thereat, or to an incineration plant maintained or operated by a waste disposal licensee for burning thereat, shall —

(a)

permit the refuse, matter or thing to be weighed at a weigh-bridge;

(b)

unload and deposit the refuse, matter or thing in accordance with any directions that may be given by —

(i)

an authorised officer, if the refuse, matter or thing is taken to a refuse disposal ground or an incineration plant maintained by the Director-General; or

(ii)

any person authorised by the waste disposal licensee to give such directions, if the refuse, matter or thing is taken to an incineration plant maintained or operated by the waste disposal licensee; and

(c)

pay any fee specified in the First Schedule through the use of —

(i)

the electronic funds transfer at point-of-sale system commonly known as NETS;

(ii)

a cash card;

(iii)

the electronic direct debit mechanism known as GIRO; or

(iv)

a direct electronic funds transfer to a bank account designated by the Agency.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 199/2002 wef 01/05/2002

For the purpose of computing the fees in the First Schedule, the cumulative load per vehicle per day shall include all refuse, matter or thing conveyed to the refuse disposal grounds and the incineration plants by the vehicle within the same day.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 589/2005 wef 15/09/2005

No cinematograph films, other than safety films, shall be taken for disposal to any incinerator maintained by the Director-General, and when so taken shall be accompanied by a certificate or letter issued by the Commissioner of Civil Defence to the effect that the same are safety films.

Subregulation 4

Amended byS 405/2009 wef 01/09/2009

The Director-General may, in his discretion and without assigning any reason, refuse to accept any refuse, matter or other thing for the purpose of disposal, burning or treatment at any refuse disposal ground or incineration plant maintained by him.

Subregulation 5

Amended byS 405/2009 wef 01/09/2009

A waste disposal licensee may refuse to accept any refuse, matter or other thing for burning at any incineration plant maintained or operated by him, if —

(a)

such refuse, matter or thing is unsuitable for, or cannot be safely disposed of by, burning at the incineration plant; or

(b)

the Director-General has permitted him to do so.

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