Regulation 1
Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Public Health (Toxic Industrial Waste) Regulations.
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Environmental Public Health (Toxic Industrial Waste) Regulations
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About this subsidiary legislation
Environmental Public Health (Toxic Industrial Waste) Regulations is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation EPHA-RG11 1987, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1987.
Part I
PRELIMINARY
Regulation 2
Definitions
Amended byS 167/2022 wef 01/04/2022S 167/2022 wef 01/04/2022S 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 167/2022 wef 01/04/2022S 167/2022 wef 01/04/2022S 773/2022 wef 01/10/2022S 773/2022 wef 01/10/2022S 773/2022 wef 01/10/2022
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 167/2022 wef 01/04/2022S 167/2022 wef 01/04/2022S 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 167/2022 wef 01/04/2022S 167/2022 wef 01/04/2022S 773/2022 wef 01/10/2022S 773/2022 wef 01/10/2022S 773/2022 wef 01/10/2022
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
Definition
“air-conditioner” means a single-phase encased assembly or assemblies of one or more evaporators, compressors and condensers, designed to be used together as a piece of equipment to provide conditioned air to any enclosed space, and —
(a)
includes a prime source of refrigeration for cooling and dehumidification; and
(b)
may include other means for dehumidifying, circulating and cleaning the air in the enclosed space,but does not include —
(c)
an air-conditioner designed to be installed in or suspended from the ceiling;
(d)
an air-conditioner that is part of a centralised ducted air-conditioning assembly;
(e)
an air-conditioner with a variable refrigerant flow air-conditioning assembly;
(f)
any pipe for refrigerant or condensate connecting the evaporator, compressor or condenser in an assembly; or
(g)
an air-conditioner that is a component of another product with one or more other functions;
Amended byS 167/2022 wef 01/04/2022
Definition
“carrier” means any person undertaking the transport of toxic industrial waste and includes both carriers for hire or reward and carriers on own account;
Definition
“code of practice” means a standard which —
(a)
sets out the method of installation of equipment and the procedure to be followed for the efficient use and maintenance of such equipment;
(b)
recommends precautions to be taken in making, using and maintaining such equipment; or
(c)
specifies the measures or precautions to be taken in designing, planning and constructing such equipment in order to ensure that the requirements laid down in respect of the design, plan and construction of such equipment are complied with;
Definition
“consignment” means any load or multi-load of toxic industrial waste presented by a consignor for transport;
Definition
“consignor” means any person who presents a consignment of toxic industrial waste for transport or on whose behalf such consignment is presented;
Definition
“container” means —
(a)
any vessel, can, drum, barrel or other receptacle; or
(b)
where such vessel, can, drum, barrel or other receptacle is contained in another container or is wholly enveloped in a covering or coverings of whatever nature, the outermost container or covering, as the case may be,but does not include the carrying tank of a road tanker, a tank container or a freight container;
Definition
“dryer” means a single-phase electrical assembly consisting of —
(a)
a rotating drum, in which textile material is dried by tumbling; and
(b)
a heating device, which heats the air used for drying the textile material in the rotating drum,but does not include —
(c)
a coin-operated or card-operated dryer;
(d)
a dryer that is designed to be fully programmable by the end-user;
(e)
a dryer with a weight of 65 kg or more; or
(f)
a dryer that is a component of another product with one or more other functions;
Amended byS 167/2022 wef 01/04/2022
Definition
“emergency action plan” means such plan of action to be taken in the event of any emergency situation involving any toxic industrial waste as approved by the Director-General;
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
Definition
“freight container” means an article of transport equipment designed to facilitate the carriage of goods by one or more modes of transport without intermediate re-loading of the contents;
Definition
“generator” includes —
(a)
any person, whose act or process produces toxic industrial waste or whose act first causes toxic industrial waste to become subject to regulation; or
(b)
the owner or the person having the charge, management or control of a source of toxic industrial waste;
Definition
“global warming potential”, in relation to a refrigerant, means the climatic warming potential of the refrigerant relative to the climatic warming potential of carbon dioxide (calculated in terms of the 100-year warming potential of one kilogram of the refrigerant relative to one kilogram of carbon dioxide), as published and updated from time to time on the Agency’s official website;
Amended byS 167/2022 wef 01/04/2022
Definition
“import”, with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means to bring or cause to be brought into Singapore by land, sea or air;
Definition
“multi-load” means a load consisting of 2 or more types of toxic industrial waste in separate compartments or containers (whether or not a waste which is not a toxic industrial waste is being conveyed at the same time);
Definition
“refrigerator” means a single-phase electrically-powered assembly consisting of —
(a)
a thermally insulated cabinet for the storage and preservation of foodstuffs or other materials above 0 °C; and
(b)
a refrigerating unit operating on the vapour compression principle and arranged to extract heat from within the cabinet, whether or not with one or more freezer compartments,but does not include —
(c)
a refrigerator with a capacity exceeding 900 litres;
(d)
a refrigerator designed for commercial display purposes;
(e)
a wine chiller;
(f)
a walk-in refrigerator; or
(g)
a refrigerator that is a component of another product with one or more other functions;
Amended byS 167/2022 wef 01/04/2022
Definition
“road tanker” means a goods vehicle as defined in the Road Traffic Act which has a tank that is structurally attached to, or is an integral part of, the frame of the vehicle;
Definition
“tank” means a container having a total internal capacity exceeding 250 litres for liquids and 500 litres for gases;
Definition
“tank container” means a tank with a total liquid capacity of 450 litres or more which is —
(a)
used for the conveyance of a liquid, gaseous, powdery or granular substance; and
(b)
constructed for repeated use and to facilitate the carriage of goods by one or more modes of transport without need of removal of its structural equipment or intermediate re-loading of its contents;
Definition
“toxic industrial waste collector” means any person who receives or accepts any toxic industrial waste for storage, reprocessing, usage, treatment or disposal but does not include the carrier engaged by the generator or the toxic industrial waste collector to transport toxic industrial waste;
Definition
“transport” means transport by road and includes any operation incidental to the whole course of carriage, such as loading, unloading and storage in transit;
Definition
“vehicle” means any mechanically propelled vehicle or otherwise intended or adapted for use on roads and includes a road tanker and a trailer which does not form part of the vehicle;
Amended byS 773/2022 wef 01/10/2022
Definition
“water-cooled chiller” means a factory-made and prefabricated assembly (whether or not it is shipped as one package) comprising one or more of each of the following:
(a)
a compressor;
(b)
a water-cooled condenser;
(c)
an evaporator,with interconnections and accessories, designed to produce chilled water by using a vapour compression refrigeration cycle to remove heat from chilled water in the evaporator and reject the heat to water in the condenser;
Amended byS 773/2022 wef 01/10/2022
Definition
“water-cooled condenser” means a refrigeration system component where refrigerant vapour is condensed and the heat rejected to water, resulting in a rise in water temperature.
Amended byS 773/2022 wef 01/10/2022
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of these Regulations, a combination of a vehicle and one or more trailers shall be treated as one vehicle for so long as they remain attached.
Subregulation 3
A vehicle shall be deemed for the purposes of these Regulations to be used for the transport of toxic industrial waste throughout the period —
(a)
in the case of a road tanker, from the commencement of loading for the purpose of conveying the waste on a road until the tank or compartment of the tank has been cleaned or purged so that any of the waste or its vapour which remains in it is not sufficient to create a risk to the health or safety of any person; or
(b)
in the case of a vehicle carrying a container, tank container or freight container from either —
(i)
the time at which the container, tank container or freight container containing the toxic industrial waste is placed on the vehicle; or
(ii)
if the container, tank container or freight container was placed on the vehicle before loading was commenced, from the commencement of loading,for the purpose of conveying the waste on a road until either —
(A)
the container, tank container or freight container is removed from the vehicle; or
(B)
the tank container or compartment of the tank container has been cleaned or purged so that any of the waste or its vapour which remains in it is not sufficient to create a risk to the health or safety of any person,and in either case, whether or not the vehicle is on a road at the material time.
Regulation 3
Application
These Regulations shall only apply to the toxic industrial wastes which are specified in the Schedule.
Part V
IMPORT OF TOXIC INDUSTRIAL WASTE
Regulation 14
Import of toxic industrial waste
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
No person shall, without the written permission of the Director-General, import or cause any toxic industrial waste to be brought into Singapore.
Subregulation 2
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
The Director-General may, in granting any permission, impose such conditions as he thinks fit.
Regulation 15
Collection of toxic industrial waste
Amended byS 60/2009 wef 01/07/2009
No person shall take delivery of any toxic industrial waste imported into Singapore except —
(a)
at a customs station where the waste is imported by road;
(b)
at a railway station in Singapore where the waste is imported by rail;
(c)
at a wharf in Singapore where the waste is imported by sea; or
(d)
at an air cargo terminal in Singapore where the waste is imported by air.
Regulation 4
Director-General to be notified when toxic industrial waste exceeds permitted level
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
Every generator shall forthwith notify the Director-General of —
(a)
any change in the type or nature of toxic industrial waste that is being produced or generated in his premises; and
(b)
the quantity, volume, concentration or level of any toxic industrial waste that is produced or generated in excess of that prescribed in the second column of the Schedule and the action he intends to take or has taken in respect thereto.
Regulation 5
Information to be given to toxic industrial waste collector to enable him to deal with toxic industrial waste properly
Subregulation 1
Any person who supplies or sells or permits to be supplied or sold toxic industrial waste to any toxic industrial waste collector shall give all such necessary information to the toxic industrial waste collector as will enable him to carry out the storage, treatment, reprocessing or disposal of the toxic industrial waste properly and safely.
Subregulation 2
Any person who supplies any information relating to toxic industrial waste to a toxic industrial waste collector under paragraph (1) shall ensure that the toxic industrial waste collector is a licensed toxic industrial waste collector and that the information is accurate and sufficient for the purposes of that paragraph.
Regulation 6
Generator to keep register
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
Subregulation 1
Every generator shall keep a register which shall contain the following particulars in respect of toxic industrial waste:
(a)
the type and quantity generated;
(b)
the manner of disposal;
(c)
the date and the quantity supplied or sold to a toxic industrial waste collector;
(d)
the name and address of the toxic industrial waste collector; and
(e)
the quantity held in stock.
Subregulation 2
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
The register shall be kept up to date on a weekly basis unless otherwise specified by the Director-General and shall be kept for such period of time as the Director-General may direct.
Regulation 7
Application
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
Regulations 4, 5 and 6 shall not apply to any generator with on-site disposal facilities established with the permission of the Director-General for the treatment or recycling of toxic industrial waste produced in the premises whereby no toxic industrial waste need to be transported out of the premises for disposal.
Regulation 8
No use or storage of toxic industrial waste except in certain circumstances
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
A generator shall not, on any premises which are used for the purposes of an undertaking carried on by him, keep or use, or cause or permit to be kept or used, toxic industrial waste unless there are on-site disposal facilities established with the permission of the Director-General or a toxic industrial waste collector has been engaged to dispose of the waste.
Regulation 9
No person to act as toxic industrial waste collector without licence
No person shall —
(a)
carry on or advertise, notify or state that he carries on or is willing to carry on the business of a toxic industrial waste collector;
(b)
act as a toxic industrial waste collector; or
(c)
in any way hold himself out as ready to undertake for payment or other remuneration (whether monetary or otherwise) any of the functions of a toxic industrial waste collector,unless he is the holder of a toxic industrial waste collector’s licence.
Regulation 10
Alteration of works or method of operation, etc.
The licensed toxic industrial waste collector shall not, without the written permission of the Director-General —
(a)
install, construct or alter any works for the reprocessing, treatment, storage or disposal of toxic industrial waste or carry out any works on the premises which is the commencement of or any subsequent steps in relation thereto;
(b)
alter the method of operation of any waste reprocessing, treatment, storage or disposal process involving toxic industrial waste carried on at his premises; or
(c)
alter the type of toxic industrial waste being reprocessed, treated, stored or disposed of on the premises,unless the installation, construction or alteration is done only in the course of and for the purpose of general maintenance.
Regulation 11
Toxic industrial waste collector to obtain information on toxic industrial waste
A toxic industrial waste collector shall not receive or accept any toxic industrial waste unless he has obtained and verified all relevant information of the waste as will enable him to carry out the storage, treatment, reprocessing or disposal of the toxic industrial waste properly and safely.
Regulation 12
Register to be kept by toxic industrial waste collector
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
A toxic industrial waste collector shall prepare and maintain a register in such form as the Director-General may require.
Subregulation 2
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
The register shall be kept for such period of time as the Director-General may direct and shall be submitted for inspection by the Director-General at such times as the Director-General may require.
Regulation 13
Application for toxic industrial waste collector’s licence
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 60/2009 wef 01/07/2009S 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 796/2014 wef 01/01/2015S 796/2014 wef 01/01/2015S 205/2021 wef 01/04/2021
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
Every application for a toxic industrial waste collector’s licence shall be made to the Director-General in such form as the Director-General may determine.
Subregulation 2
Every application shall state the name and address of the applicant.
Subregulation 3
A toxic industrial waste collector shall receive, accept or deal only in the type of toxic industrial waste for which he is licensed.
Subregulation 4
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 60/2009 wef 01/07/2009
A licensed toxic industrial waste collector shall surrender his licence upon its revocation, cancellation or suspension to a public officer authorised in writing by the Director-General.
Subregulation 5
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
Every licence shall, unless previously revoked, remain in force for such period of time as the Director-General may specify in the licence.
Subregulation 6
Amended byS 796/2014 wef 01/01/2015
The fee for the grant or renewal of a licence shall be $285 except that any person who is licensed as a general waste collector under the Environmental Public Health (General Waste Collection) Regulations (Rg 12) shall be exempted from payment of the licence fee.
Subregulation 7
Amended byS 796/2014 wef 01/01/2015S 205/2021 wef 01/04/2021
The fee for the amendment of a licence shall be $105 per application.
Regulation 16
Consignor’s responsibility for safe consignment
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
A person shall not consign for transport any toxic industrial waste unless —
(a)
he has obtained an approval in writing by the Director-General in regard to the proposed transport of such waste; and
(b)
the container, tank container, freight container or road tanker to be used for the transportation of the toxic industrial waste is designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with a code of practice approved by the Director-General.
Regulation 17
Consignment note
Amended byS 60/2009 wef 01/07/2009
Subregulation 1
The generator shall prepare the consignment note using the relevant form provided at http://www.nea.gov.sg and in such manner as specified by the Director-General.
Subregulation 2
Amended byS 60/2009 wef 01/07/2009
The generator shall —
(a)
give one copy of the prepared consignment note referred to in paragraph (1) to the consignor who shall transmit such copy to the driver before transportation of the toxic industrial waste starts; and
(b)
submit the consignment note electronically —
(i)
to the consignee; and (ii)to the Director-General within 3 days of the transportation of the waste.
Regulation 18
Repealed / deleted
[Deleted by S 60/2009 wef 01/07/2009]
Regulation 19
Receipt of consignment note
Amended byS 60/2009 wef 01/07/2009
Subregulation 1
The consignee shall, upon taking delivery of the toxic industrial waste —
(a)
obtain from the driver the copy of the consignment note transmitted to the driver under regulation 17(2)(a) and endorse such copy; and
(b)
within 3 days of the receipt of the toxic industrial waste, acknowledge receipt of the same on the consignment note submitted by the generator under regulation 17(2)(b)(i) and submit the acknowledged note electronically to the Director-General.
Subregulation 2
Amended byS 60/2009 wef 01/07/2009
The consignee shall immediately inform the Director-General of the quantity or type of toxic industrial waste received by or delivered to him if it is different from that shown in the consignment note referred to in regulation 17.
Regulation 20
Application
Amended byS 60/2009 wef 01/07/2009
Regulations 16(a), 17 and 19 shall apply only to the transport or consigning for transport of any toxic industrial waste in an amount exceeding the quantities as specified in the third column of the Schedule.
Regulation 21
Collection from several generators
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
Subregulation 1
No person shall transport or collect toxic industrial waste in a vehicle from several generators at any one time unless he is a licensed toxic industrial waste collector or is engaged by a licensed toxic industrial waste collector.
Subregulation 2
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
The total cumulated quantity of toxic industrial waste transported or collected per trip shall not exceed the quantities specified in the third column of the Schedule unless the toxic industrial waste collector has obtained an approval in writing by the Director-General.
Regulation 22
Carrier to obtain information on consignment
Subregulation 1
No carrier shall transport any toxic industrial waste unless he has been given a statement prescribed by regulation 24(1) as will enable him to comply with the requirements of these Regulations and to be aware of the risks created by the waste to the health or safety of any person.
Subregulation 2
The statement shall be supplied by the consignor or owner of the consignment of toxic industrial waste to the carrier at the latest when the transport order is given, so as to enable the carrier to take all necessary steps to ensure that the driver of the vehicle used to transport the toxic industrial waste is aware of the instructions therein and is capable of carrying them out effectively.
Subregulation 3
It shall be the duty of any person who supplies any statement relating to toxic industrial waste to a carrier under paragraph (1) to ensure that the information contained therein is accurate and sufficient for the purposes of that paragraph.
Regulation 23
Carrier to be given copy of written approval, etc.
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 60/2009 wef 01/07/2009
Notwithstanding regulation 22, no carrier shall transport any toxic industrial waste exceeding the quantities as specified in the third column of the Schedule unless he has been given a copy of the written approval of the Director-General as prescribed by regulation 16.
Regulation 24
Transport documents
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
Subregulation 1
The consignor or owner of a consignment of toxic industrial waste shall provide in the transport documents a statement regarding the safety requirements and the actions required to be taken by the carrier which shall include the following:
(a)
supplementary operational requirements for loading, unloading, transport, storage, handling and stowage or a statement that no supplementary operational requirements are necessary;
(b)
restrictions, if any, on the mode of transport and any necessary routing instructions;
(c)
emergency action plans;
(d)
indication or indications of the general nature of the risk involved and safety precautions when handling the toxic industrial waste; and
(e)
a declaration that the contents of the consignment are properly described by name and are properly marked, labelled and packaged and are in a proper condition for transport.
Subregulation 2
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
The declaration made under paragraph (1)(e) shall contain the original or stamped facsimile signature of the consignor or owner of the consignment of toxic industrial waste, as the case may be, together with the date and shall be in such form as may be prescribed by the Director-General.
Regulation 25
Instructions for drivers
The carrier shall, before any toxic industrial waste is transported, give the driver of the vehicle used to transport the waste a copy of the statement referred to in regulation 22(1) and ensure that the driver is adequately trained to carry out the instructions contained in the statement.
Regulation 26
Driver’s responsibility
Amended byS 60/2009 wef 01/07/2009
The driver of a vehicle used for transporting any toxic industrial waste shall —
(a)
keep in the vehicle the copy of the consignment note and statement given to him under regulations 17 and 25, respectively, at all times when the waste is being transported; and
(b)
comply with all the instructions contained in the copy of the statement given to him under regulation 25.
Regulation 27
Transport routes
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
The carrier shall not transport any toxic industrial waste exceeding the quantities as specified in the third column of the Schedule except at such times and along such routes as may be prescribed by the Director-General.
Regulation 28
Hazard warning panels and labels
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
Where any toxic industrial waste is being transported in a road tanker, a freight container or a tank container or in any other vehicle, the carrier shall ensure that such appropriate hazard warning panel or label as prescribed in the code of labelling specified by the Director-General is displayed on the road tanker, freight container, tank container or on any other vehicle and such panel or label shall —
(a)
be weather resistant and indelibly marked;
(b)
be either rigid or fixed to be rigid;
(c)
be marked on or securely attached to the vehicle, freight container or tank container in a substantially vertical plane, and if the means of attachment is by a frame, that frame shall carry no other hazard warning panels; and
(d)
be kept clean and free from obstruction, except that a rear panel or label may be mounted behind a ladder of light construction which does not prevent the information on the panel or label from being easily read.
Subregulation 2
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
Where a multi-load is transported in a compartmented tank container or freight container or, if in a road tanker, in separate tanks or compartments of a tank, the carrier shall ensure that each tank or compartment which contains a toxic industrial waste is provided with and displays the appropriate hazard warning panel or label prescribed in the code of labelling specified by the Director-General and the requirements of paragraph (1) shall apply to such panel or label.
Subregulation 3
The carrier shall ensure that such hazard warning panel or label is —
(a)
displayed on the road tanker, freight container, tank container or other vehicle at all times when any toxic industrial waste is being transported; and
(b)
removed when the road tanker, freight container, tank container or other vehicle is not used for transporting any toxic industrial waste.
Regulation 29
Precaution against fire or explosion
Subregulation 1
Every person engaged in the transport of toxic industrial waste shall —
(a)
ensure as far as is reasonably possible that none of the waste is spilt or released; and
(b)
observe all precautions necessary for preventing fire or explosion.
Subregulation 2
A suitable and efficient fire extinguisher shall be carried in an easily accessible position on any vehicle transporting any toxic industrial waste.
Regulation 30
Prohibition against overfill
The consignor or owner of a consignment of toxic industrial waste shall ensure that any carrying tank of a road tanker, tank container or freight container in which the toxic industrial waste is transported is not overfilled at the time of consigning for transport.
Regulation 31
Prohibition against carriage of multi-loads of toxic industrial waste
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
No person shall transport a multi-load of toxic industrial waste except in accordance with a code approved by the Director-General.
Regulation 32
Supervision of vehicles carrying toxic industrial waste
Amended byS 60/2009 wef 01/07/2009
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 60/2009 wef 01/07/2009
The driver of a vehicle used to transport any toxic industrial waste shall ensure that the vehicle, when not driven, is —
(a)
parked in a safe place; or
(b)
supervised at all times by him or by some other competent person above the age of 18 years.
Subregulation 2
Paragraph (1) shall not apply where any carrying tank of a road tanker, tank container or compartment thereof, which had contained a toxic industrial waste is nominally empty.
Subregulation 3
In paragraph (2), “nominally empty” means that as much of the toxic industrial waste as is reasonably practicable has been discharged or unloaded from it and that such waste remaining within the carrying tank, tank container or compartment thereof is not sufficient to create a risk to the health and safety of any person.
Regulation 33
Supply and sale of toxic industrial waste
Subregulation 1
No person shall supply or sell or permit to be supplied or sold any toxic industrial waste to any unlicensed toxic industrial waste collector.
Subregulation 2
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the export of toxic industrial waste from Singapore.
Regulation 34
Storage requirements
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
It shall not be lawful to store any toxic industrial waste except in a container —
(a)
the design, construction and maintenance of which is in accordance with a code of practice approved by the Director-General;
(b)
which is in an area to which entry is restricted to authorised personnel; and
(c)
which is labelled with the appropriate hazard warning sign as prescribed in a code of labelling approved by the Director-General.
Regulation 35
Mixing of toxic industrial waste
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
No person shall mix or permit the mixing of different types of toxic industrial waste or mix or permit the mixing of toxic industrial waste with non-toxic industrial waste unless the mixing is part of a process of treatment, use or disposal approved by the Director-General.
Regulation 36
Safe storage and dealing
Every generator or toxic industrial waste collector and every agent or employee of such person shall, when storing, using or otherwise dealing with toxic industrial waste, do so in such a manner as not to threaten the health or safety of any person or to cause pollution to the environment.
Regulation 37
Notice requiring removal of toxic industrial waste from premises
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 60/2009 wef 01/07/2009S 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 60/2009 wef 01/07/2009
If, in the opinion of the Director-General, the toxic industrial waste stored in any premises is likely to threaten the health or safety of any person or to cause pollution to the environment, the Director-General may, by notice in writing, require the owner or occupier of the premises to remove the toxic industrial waste to a disposal facility within a stipulated period.
Subregulation 2
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
The Director-General may, by notice in writing, require the owner or occupier upon whom a notice has been served under paragraph (1) to furnish evidence that the industrial waste from the premises has been disposed of at a disposal facility in accordance with the notice.
Regulation 38
Emergency action plan to be prepared
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
Subregulation 1
The generator, toxic industrial waste collector, consignor or owner of any consignment of toxic industrial waste shall —
(a)
prepare and keep up to date the emergency action plan detailing how spillage, leakage or accidents which may arise from the transportation, storage, reprocessing or treatment of toxic industrial waste will be dealt with; and
(b)
ensure that his agents or employees have received adequate instruction and training to enable them to implement the emergency action plan in the event of any accident or emergency involving any toxic industrial waste stored, reprocessed, treated or transported.
Subregulation 2
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
The Director-General may by notice in writing require any generator, toxic industrial waste collector, consignor or owner of any consignment of toxic industrial waste to prepare, improve or update the emergency action plan within a reasonable time fixed by him.
Regulation 39
Analysis of toxic industrial waste
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 60/2009 wef 01/07/2009S 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007S 60/2009 wef 01/07/2009
The Director-General may, by notice in writing, require any person to submit samples of the toxic industrial waste or such industrial waste as the Director-General may suspect to be toxic industrial waste produced in his premises or collected or received by him to any laboratory approved by the Director-General for chemical analysis.
Subregulation 2
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
All analysis reports shall be kept and shall be made available for inspection by the Director-General.
Regulation 40
Exemption
Amended byS 716/2006 wef 01/01/2007
The Director-General may exempt any person or class of persons from any of the provisions of these Regulations.
Regulation 41
Penalty
Amended byS 60/2009 wef 01/07/2009
A person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $100 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.
Common questions
- What is Environmental Public Health (Toxic Industrial Waste) Regulations?
- Environmental Public Health (Toxic Industrial Waste) Regulations is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation EPHA-RG11 1987, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1987.
- Is Environmental Public Health (Toxic Industrial Waste) Regulations still in force?
- Yes — Environmental Public Health (Toxic Industrial Waste) Regulations is currently in force.
- When did Environmental Public Health (Toxic Industrial Waste) Regulations take effect?
- Environmental Public Health (Toxic Industrial Waste) Regulations was first recorded in 1987.
- How many regulations does Environmental Public Health (Toxic Industrial Waste) Regulations have?
- Environmental Public Health (Toxic Industrial Waste) Regulations contains 41 regulations.
- Where can I read the official version of Environmental Public Health (Toxic Industrial Waste) Regulations?
- The official text of Environmental Public Health (Toxic Industrial Waste) Regulations is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.