Singapore legislation
Regulation 7
Regulation 7
Hazardous and noxious substances pollution emergency plans for handling facilities
Subregulation 1
Every operator of a hazardous and noxious substances handling facility shall have a hazardous and noxious substances pollution emergency plan in accordance with this regulation.
Subregulation 2
There shall be a separate hazardous and noxious substances pollution emergency plan for each hazardous and noxious substances handling facility.
Subregulation 3
In preparing a hazardous and noxious substances pollution emergency plan, an operator shall take into account any guidance given by the Authority.
Subregulation 4
An operator shall submit a hazardous and noxious substances pollution emergency plan in respect of his hazardous and noxious substances handling facility to the Authority for approval.
Subregulation 5
Where, on or after 1st April 2004, a hazardous and noxious substances handling facility comes into being, the operator of the facility shall submit a hazardous and noxious substances pollution emergency plan in respect of the facility to the Authority for approval at least 2 months before the facility comes into being.
Subregulation 6
Subject to paragraph (7), every operator shall fully review his hazardous and noxious substances pollution emergency plan no later than 5 years after the submission of the plan in accordance with paragraph (4) or (5), as the case may be, and re-submit within that period a hazardous and noxious substances pollution emergency plan to the Authority for approval.
Subregulation 7
Where any change occurs which affects or is likely to affect the validity or effectiveness of a hazardous and noxious substances pollution emergency plan to a material extent, the operator shall submit to the Authority for approval a new hazardous and noxious substances pollution emergency plan, or amendments to the existing hazardous and noxious substances pollution emergency plan within 3 months of such change becoming known to the operator.
Subregulation 8
Where the Authority is of the opinion that any hazardous and noxious substances pollution emergency plan, or amendment thereto, submitted under paragraph (4), (5), (6) or (7) —
is not compatible with the Marine Emergency Action Procedure for the time being in force; or
is not appropriate for dealing with hazardous and noxious substances pollution incidents which may occur in the area in which the operator exercises responsibility,the Authority may, after consultation with the operator, direct that the hazardous and noxious substances pollution emergency plan be altered in such a manner as the Authority considers appropriate, and the operator shall alter the hazardous and noxious substances pollution emergency plan in accordance with such direction.
Subregulation 9
Every operator shall implement the hazardous and noxious substances pollution emergency plan as approved or altered under this regulation in the event of a hazardous and noxious substances pollution incident.