Singapore legislation
Regulation 7
of Resource Sustainability (Producer Responsibility Schemes) Regulations 2021
Regulation 7
Manner of determining quantity of e‑waste collected
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of determining whether a licensee has met the collection target under the licensee’s licence for any category of e‑waste in a compliance year, only the weight of the following items may be included:
e‑waste collected by or on behalf of the licensee through a collection activity specified in the licence conditions;
e‑waste collected through an approved public collection activity under section 16(1)(b) of the Act;
the weight of any peripheral item —
collected with any e‑waste mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) or (b); and
that is commonly used in connection with a regulated consumer product in the category of e‑waste, unless the weight of the peripheral item has been accounted for under another category of e‑waste;
any e‑waste or peripheral item mentioned in sub‑paragraph (c) collected in the compliance year immediately preceding the compliance year that is in excess of the collection target for the firstmentioned compliance year.
Subregulation 2
A licensee commits an offence if the licensee knowingly includes the weight of any item otherwise than in accordance with paragraph (1) for the purposes of determining whether the licensee has met any collection target under the licensee’s licence.
Subregulation 3
A licensee who is guilty of an offence under paragraph (2) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.