Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
Regulation 2
Definitions
In these Regulations —“Agency” means the National Environment Agency established under the National Environment Agency Act 2002;“authorised officer” means any person appointed by the Director‑General under section 3(2) of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987 to be an authorised officer;“Director‑General” means the Director‑General of Public Health appointed under section 3(1) of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987;“fumigant” means hydrogen cyanide, methyl bromide or hydrogen phosphide;“fumigation” means the fumigation with hydrogen cyanide, methyl bromide or hydrogen phosphide of any premises or part of the premises;“fumigation area” means the premises or any part of the premises undergoing fumigation;“operator” means any person designated in writing by the undertaker to be in charge of the carrying out of a fumigation and duly licensed under these Regulations;“premises” includes any building, vehicle, ship or enclosed space;“risk area” means —
any part of a building, vehicle, ship or any other enclosed space into which there is any reason to apprehend that the fumigant may penetrate from the fumigation area; and (b)in any case includes those parts of any building, vehicle, ship or other enclosed space which are less than 6 metres from the nearest boundary of any fumigation area unless separated therefrom by a yard, street, or other open space not less than 3 metres in width or by a solid wall, or 2 adjoining walls of a total thickness of not less than 50 centimetres;“undertaker” means any person who, under contract or otherwise, undertakes the carrying out of a fumigation.
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“Agency” means the National Environment Agency established under the National Environment Agency Act 2002;
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“authorised officer” means any person appointed by the Director‑General under section 3(2) of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987 to be an authorised officer;
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“Director‑General” means the Director‑General of Public Health appointed under section 3(1) of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987;
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“fumigant” means hydrogen cyanide, methyl bromide or hydrogen phosphide;
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“fumigation” means the fumigation with hydrogen cyanide, methyl bromide or hydrogen phosphide of any premises or part of the premises;
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“fumigation area” means the premises or any part of the premises undergoing fumigation;
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“operator” means any person designated in writing by the undertaker to be in charge of the carrying out of a fumigation and duly licensed under these Regulations;
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“premises” includes any building, vehicle, ship or enclosed space;
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“risk area” means —
any part of a building, vehicle, ship or any other enclosed space into which there is any reason to apprehend that the fumigant may penetrate from the fumigation area; and (b)in any case includes those parts of any building, vehicle, ship or other enclosed space which are less than 6 metres from the nearest boundary of any fumigation area unless separated therefrom by a yard, street, or other open space not less than 3 metres in width or by a solid wall, or 2 adjoining walls of a total thickness of not less than 50 centimetres;
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“undertaker” means any person who, under contract or otherwise, undertakes the carrying out of a fumigation.