Singapore legislation
Regulation 31
of Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Regulations 1998
Regulation 31
Orders authorising import of exported hazardous or other waste where it cannot be dealt with as intended
Subregulation 1
If —
a person has exported hazardous or other waste in accordance with the requirements of the Act and these Regulations; and
the waste cannot be dealt with in accordance with —
if the export was authorised by an export permit, the permit (including the permit conditions); or
if the export was ordered by the Director‑General under regulation 25 or 27, the order,the person may apply to the Director‑General, in writing, for an order authorising the person to import the waste.
Subregulation 2
If the Director‑General receives an application under paragraph (1), he or she may make the order.
Subregulation 3
The Director‑General may, in the order, require that the waste be imported and dealt with in a specified way at the expense of that person.
Subregulation 4
Without limiting paragraph (3), the Director‑General may, under that paragraph, specify the day on or before which anything required to be done in relation to the waste is to be done.