Singapore legislation

Regulation 18

of Food Safety and Security (Non-Packaged Drinking Water) Regulations 2025

Regulation 18

Record keeping requirement

Subregulation 1

Every WQMP water provider who provides a drinking water service must keep and maintain, in such form as the Agency may require, and for as long as required under this regulation, complete and accurate records of —

(a)

every drinking water quality management plan relating to the WQMP water provider’s drinking water service as approved by the Agency under these Regulations;

(b)

the result of every test and analysis undertaken by the WQMP water provider in accordance with the monitoring program under regulation 11; and

(c)

every remedial measure and other action taken by the WQMP water provider in accordance with the incident identification and notification protocol under regulation 12.

Subregulation 2

The period that a WQMP water provider must keep and retain a record mentioned in paragraph (1) is as follows:

(a)

for records relating to a drinking water quality management plan relating to the WQMP water provider’s drinking water service —

(i)

in the case of the last approved drinking water quality management plan — at least 5 years after the date the WQMP water provider stops providing the drinking water service; or

(ii)

in the case of a superseded drinking water quality management plan under regulation 16 or 17 — at least 5 years after the Agency approves or agrees to the amendment resulting in the superseding;

(b)

for records relating to the monitoring program relating to the WQMP water provider’s drinking water service —

(i)

in the case of a monitoring program in the last approved drinking water quality management plan — at least 10 years after the date the WQMP water provider stops providing the drinking water service; or

(ii)

in the case of a superseded monitoring program under regulation 16 or 17 — at least 5 years after the Agency approves or agrees to the amendment resulting in the superseding;

(c)

for records of any report relating to a test and analysis of a chemical parameter in accordance with the monitoring program under regulation 11 — for at least 10 years after the date of the report;

(d)

for records of any report relating to a test and analysis of a non‑chemical parameter in accordance with the monitoring program under regulation 11 — for at least 5 years after the date of the report;

(e)

for records of any remedial measure or other action taken by the WQMP water provider in accordance with the incident identification and notification protocol under regulation 12 — for at least 5 years after the date the remedial measure or action was taken.

Subregulation 3

A person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $8,000.

Subregulation 4

Strict liability applies to the offence in paragraph (3).