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Prevention of Pollution ofthe Sea Act 1990 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Prevention of Pollution Fromland and Apparatus

5. Person throwing pollutants into Singapore waters

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Last amended by an amending law of 2017.

Any person who puts, throws, casts or deposits into Singapore waters, or causes to be put, thrown, cast or deposited thereinto, any oil, oily mixture, refuse, garbage, plastics, waste matter, carcase, noxious liquid substances, marine pollutant in packaged form or trade effluent, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

Terms defined in s 2

garbage
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“garbage” means all kinds of victual, domestic and operational waste excluding fresh fish and parts thereof, generated during the normal operation of the ship and liable to be disposed of continuously or periodically except sewage originating from ships;
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in packaged form
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“in packaged form” means in an individual package or receptacle including a freight container or a portable tank or tank container or tank vehicle or shipborne barge or other cargo unit containing harmful substances for shipment;
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marine pollutant
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“marine pollutant” means a substance which is identified as a marine pollutant in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code published by the International Maritime Organisation, as amended from time to time;
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oil
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“oil” means petroleum in any form including crude oil, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse and refined products (other than petrochemicals which are prescribed by regulations as being subject to the provisions of Annex II of the Convention) and, without limiting the foregoing, includes the substances prescribed by regulations as being listed in Appendix I of Annex I of the Convention;
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oily mixture
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“oily mixture” means a mixture with an oil content of 15 parts or more in 1 million parts of the mixture;
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plastics
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“plastics” includes, but is not limited to, synthetic ropes, synthetic fishing nets and plastic garbage bags;
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Singapore waters
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“Singapore waters” means the following waters:(a)the whole of the sea within the seaward limits of the territorial waters of Singapore; (b)all other waters (including inland waters) which are within these limits and are subject to the ebb and flow of the ordinary tides;
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trade effluent
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“trade effluent” means the solid or liquid waste of any trade, business or manufacture.
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