Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act 1997 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Enforcement
36. Obstruction of Director-General, etc.
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Any person who —
hinders, obstructs or molests the Director‑General or an authorised officer, in the performance and execution of his or her duty or of anything which he or she is empowered or required to do under this Act;
Director‑General
“Director‑General” means the Director‑General of Environmental Protection appointed under section 3(1) of the Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999;
interferes with any work authorised to be executed under this Act; or
fails to facilitate by all reasonable means the entry and inspection of any searchable place by the Director‑General or an authorised officer or the making of any test which the Director‑General or an authorised officer is empowered under this Act,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
searchable place
“searchable place” means —(a)any premises in Singapore;(b)an aircraft, a vehicle or a vessel within the jurisdiction of Singapore;(c)a Singapore aircraft;(d)a Singapore platform; or(e)a Singapore vessel;