Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Control of Vectors and Pesticides (Specified Mosquito Control Work — Exemption) Regulations 2026
Regulation 2
Definitions
In these Regulations —“mosquito surveillance trap” means any installation, device, equipment, system or other thing, whether electronic or otherwise, that has the capability to trap any mosquito within or in the immediate vicinity of any premises, for the purpose of —
observing, monitoring, detecting or recording the presence or activity of any such mosquito;
collecting any such mosquito; or
counting any such mosquito;“specified mosquito control technician” means a person who, for reward or under a contract of employment, carries out or supervises the carrying out of any specified mosquito control work;“specified mosquito control work” means any of the following works carried out for the purpose of the destruction, or the prevention of the propagation, of mosquitos:
the release of any male Wolbachia‑Aedes mosquito;
the deployment or maintenance of any mosquito surveillance trap that does not require the use of any pesticide;“specified mosquito control worker” means any person who, for reward or under a contract of employment, carries out any specified mosquito control work under the supervision of a vector control technician.
Definition
“mosquito surveillance trap” means any installation, device, equipment, system or other thing, whether electronic or otherwise, that has the capability to trap any mosquito within or in the immediate vicinity of any premises, for the purpose of —
observing, monitoring, detecting or recording the presence or activity of any such mosquito;
collecting any such mosquito; or
counting any such mosquito;
Definition
“specified mosquito control technician” means a person who, for reward or under a contract of employment, carries out or supervises the carrying out of any specified mosquito control work;
Definition
“specified mosquito control work” means any of the following works carried out for the purpose of the destruction, or the prevention of the propagation, of mosquitos:
the release of any male Wolbachia‑Aedes mosquito;
the deployment or maintenance of any mosquito surveillance trap that does not require the use of any pesticide;
Definition
“specified mosquito control worker” means any person who, for reward or under a contract of employment, carries out any specified mosquito control work under the supervision of a vector control technician.