Singapore legislation
Regulation 14
of Resource Sustainability (Producer Responsibility Schemes) Regulations 2021
Regulation 14
Empty beverage container collection plans and contingency plans
Subregulation 1
A licensee must submit to the Agency, not less than 2 months (or a shorter time that the Agency may allow in a particular case) before the start of a compliance year —
a collection plan for the compliance year, in accordance with paragraph (2); and
a contingency plan for the compliance year, in accordance with paragraph (3).
Subregulation 2
The collection plan mentioned in paragraph (1) must state the following for the compliance year:
the name of each return point operator (if any) that the licensee has entered into an arrangement with to operate any return point;
the type of each of the premises at which a proposed return point is to be operated by, or for or on behalf of, the licensee;
the location of each proposed return point at each of the premises in sub-paragraph (b);
the infrastructure and mechanism to be used by the licensee for collecting empty beverage containers at each such return point;
the system to be used for the collection of empty beverage containers from each such return point;
any change from the prior compliance year (if any) to any matter specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (e);
details on public education and awareness raising programmes relating to the return and collection of empty beverage containers;
any other information relevant to the licensee’s collection of empty beverage containers that the Agency may require in a particular case.
Subregulation 3
The contingency plan mentioned in paragraph (1) must state the licensee’s plans to ensure continuity of collection and recycling operations in the compliance year despite disruptive events.
Subregulation 4
The Agency may, in respect of any plan submitted by a licensee that is incomplete at the time of submission, in writing direct the licensee to do the following within the time period specified in the direction (or a longer time that the Agency may allow in a particular case):
to rectify any matter in the plan as the Agency may require;
to resubmit the plan to the Agency,and the licensee must comply with the direction.
Subregulation 5
A licensee who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes paragraph (1) or fails to comply with a direction under paragraph (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.