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Regulation 17

of Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Regulations 1998

Regulation 17

Furnishing of information by permit holder

Subregulation 1

Every holder of a permit must —

(a)

cause tests to be conducted at his or her own expense by any method approved by the Director‑General to verify that the hazardous or other waste exported from or imported into Singapore or brought into Singapore on transit under a permit, or proposed to be so imported, exported or brought in, complies with any particulars of the waste specified in the permit;

(b)

complete a movement document in the form and manner that the Director‑General determines and submit it to the Director‑General within one month after the completion of disposal of each consignment;

(c)

notify the Director‑General of the import, export or transit of the hazardous or other waste within 14 days of its movement in the form and manner that the Director‑General determines;

(d)

keep records of the hazardous or other waste exported, imported or brought into Singapore on transit in the form and manner that the Director‑General determines; and

(e)

notify the Director‑General of any discharge or spillage of the hazardous or other waste and submit a written report containing the information that the Director‑General requires as soon as practicable after any such incident.

Subregulation 2

The Director‑General may exempt any person or class of persons from any requirement in paragraph (1).

Subregulation 3

Any person who contravenes paragraph (1)(a) or (e) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

Subregulation 4

Any person who contravenes paragraph (1)(b), (c) or (d) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.