Singapore legislation

Section 20

of Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act 1997

Section 20

Contents of set of Article 11 regulations

Amended by6/2020

(1)

Each set of Article 11 regulations may —

(a)

specify the kinds of import proposals, export proposals and transit proposals that are within the scope of that set of regulations;

(b)

provide for the application to the Director‑General for import permits and the granting of import permits by the Director‑General authorising the import of hazardous or other waste, where the permit relates to an import proposal within the scope of that set of regulations;

(c)

provide for the application to the Director‑General for export permits and the granting of export permits by the Director‑General authorising the export of hazardous or other waste, where the permit relates to an export proposal within the scope of that set of regulations; and

(d)

provide for the application to the Director‑General for transit permits and the granting of transit permits by the Director‑General authorising the carrying out of transit proposals within the scope of that set of regulations.

Amended by6/2020

(2)

A set of Article 11 regulations may provide for —

(a)

conditions of special permits, including the giving of guarantees and security deposits, and for securing compliance with such conditions; and

(b)

the revocation, surrender and variation of special permits.

(3)

This section does not, by implication, limit sections 19 and 48.