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Regulation 8

of Environmental Public Health (Registration of Environmental Control Coordinators and Environmental Control Officers) Regulations 2021

Regulation 8

Registration as Environmental Control Officer

Amended byS 249/2025 wef 07/04/2025S 249/2025 wef 07/04/2025

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 249/2025 wef 07/04/2025S 249/2025 wef 07/04/2025

The Director‑General may, subject to any condition that the Director‑General thinks fit to impose, register an applicant mentioned in regulation 7 as an Environmental Control Officer for specified premises or for specified construction sites if the Director‑General is satisfied that —

(a)

the applicant —

(i)

has been certified under the Workplace Literacy and Numeracy framework to have a proficiency level of at least 7 in the areas of reading, listening, numeracy, speaking and writing;

(ii)

has at least 2 years of relevant work experience, and has been certified under the Workplace Literacy and Numeracy framework to have a proficiency level of at least 6 in the areas of reading, listening, numeracy, speaking and writing; or

(iii)

has such other qualifications and practical experience that renders the applicant competent to act as an Environmental Control Officer;

(b)

the applicant has attended and passed —

(i)

in the case where the application is for registration as an Environmental Control Officer for specified premises — such training courses specified by the Director‑General for the purpose of the registration; or

(ii)

in the case where the application is for registration as an Environmental Control Officer for specified construction sites — within 5 years before the date on which the application is made, such training courses specified by the Director‑General for the purpose of the registration; and

(c)

the applicant is of good character and reputation.

Subregulation 2

When an individual is registered as an Environmental Control Officer, the Director‑General must issue to the individual, in the form and manner the Director‑General determines, a certificate of registration that states —

(a)

the full name of the individual;

(b)

the unique registration number assigned to the individual for the registration; and

(c)

whether the individual is authorised to act as an Environmental Control Officer for —

(i)

any specified construction site; or

(ii)

any specified premises.

Subregulation 3

The registration of an Environmental Control Officer is valid for a period of 3 years.