Singapore legislation

Regulation 24

of Environmental Public Health (Toxic Industrial Waste) Regulations

Regulation 24

Transport documents

Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007

Subregulation 1

The consignor or owner of a consignment of toxic industrial waste shall provide in the transport documents a statement regarding the safety requirements and the actions required to be taken by the carrier which shall include the following:

(a)

supplementary operational requirements for loading, unloading, transport, storage, handling and stowage or a statement that no supplementary operational requirements are necessary;

(b)

restrictions, if any, on the mode of transport and any necessary routing instructions;

(c)

emergency action plans;

(d)

indication or indications of the general nature of the risk involved and safety precautions when handling the toxic industrial waste; and

(e)

a declaration that the contents of the consignment are properly described by name and are properly marked, labelled and packaged and are in a proper condition for transport.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007

The declaration made under paragraph (1)(e) shall contain the original or stamped facsimile signature of the consignor or owner of the consignment of toxic industrial waste, as the case may be, together with the date and shall be in such form as may be prescribed by the Director-General.