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Environmental Protection and Management (Exemption) Order 2018

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reg 1Citation and commencement

This Order is the Environmental Protection and Management (Exemption) Order 2018 and comes into operation on 1 April 2018.

reg 2Exemption

(1)

Sections 22(1) and 23(1) of the Act do not apply to any person who, within Singapore, possesses for sale, sells, or offers for sale any of the following substances:

(a)

Chlorofluorocarbons:

(i)

Chloroheptafluoropropane;

(ii)

Chloropentafluoroethane;

(iii)

Chlorotrifluoromethane;

(iv)

Dichlorodifluoromethane;

(v)

Dichlorohexafluoropropane;

(vi)

Dichlorotetrafluoroethane;

(vii)

Heptachlorofluoropropane;

(viii)

Hexachlorodifluoropropane;

(ix)

Pentachlorofluoroethane;

(x)

Pentachlorotrifluoropropane;

(xi)

Tetrachlorodifluoroethane;

(xii)

Tetrachlorotetrafluoropropane;

(xiii)

Trichlorofluoromethane;

(xiv)

Trichloropentafluoropropane;

(xv)

Trichlorotrifluoroethane;

(b)

Halons:

(i)

Bromochlorodifluoromethane;

(ii)

Bromochloromethane;

(iii)

Bromotrifluoromethane;

(iv)

Dibromotetrafluoroethane;

(c)

Hydrochlorofluorocarbons:

(i)

1,1‑dichloro‑1‑fluoro‑ethane;

(ii)

1,1‑dichloro‑2,2,3,3,3‑pentafluoropropane;

(iii)

1,3‑dichloro‑1,2,2,3,3‑pentafluoropropane;

(iv)

1‑chloro‑1,1‑difluoro‑ethane;

(v)

Chlorodifluoroethane;

(vi)

Chlorodifluoromethane;

(vii)

Chlorodifluoropropane;

(viii)

Chlorofluoroethane;

(ix)

Chlorofluoromethane;

(x)

Chlorofluoropropane;

(xi)

Chlorohexafluoropropane;

(xii)

Chloropentafluoropropane;

(xiii)

Chlorotetrafluoroethane;

(xiv)

Chlorotetrafluoropropane;

(xv)

Chlorotrifluoroethane;

(xvi)

Chlorotrifluoropropane;

(xvii)

Dichlorodifluoroethane;

(xviii)

Dichlorodifluoropropane;

(xix)

Dichlorofluoroethane;

(xx)

Dichlorofluoromethane;

(xxi)

Dichlorofluoropropane;

(xxii)

Dichloropentafluoropropane;

(xxiii)

Dichlorotetrafluoropropane;

(xxiv)

Dichlorotrifluoroethane;

(xxv)

Dichlorotrifluoropropane;

(xxvi)

Hexachlorofluoropropane;

(xxvii)

Pentachlorodifluoropropane;

(xxviii)

Pentachlorofluoropropane;

(xxix)

Tetrachlorodifluoropropane;

(xxx)

Tetrachlorofluoroethane;

(xxxi)

Tetrachlorofluoropropane;

(xxxii)

Tetrachlorotrifluoropropane;

(xxxiii)

Trichlorodifluoroethane;

(xxxiv)

Trichlorodifluoropropane;

(xxxv)

Trichlorofluoroethane;

(xxxvi)

Trichlorofluoropropane;

(xxxvii)

Trichlorotetrafluoropropane;

(xxxviii)

Trichlorotrifluoropropane;

(d)

Hydrobromofluorocarbons:

(i)

Bromodifluoroethane;

(ii)

Bromodifluoromethane;

(iii)

Bromodifluoropropane;

(iv)

Bromofluoroethane;

(v)

Bromofluoromethane;

(vi)

Bromofluoropropane;

(vii)

Bromohexafluoropropane;

(viii)

Bromopentafluoropropane;

(ix)

Bromotetrafluoroethane;

(x)

Bromotetrafluoropropane;

(xi)

Bromotrifluoroethane;

(xii)

Bromotrifluoropropane;

(xiii)

Dibromodifluoroethane;

(xiv)

Dibromodifluoropropane;

(xv)

Dibromofluoroethane;

(xvi)

Dibromofluoromethane;

(xvii)

Dibromofluoropropane;

(xviii)

Dibromopentafluoropropane;

(xix)

Dibromotetrafluoropropane;

(xx)

Dibromotrifluoroethane;

(xxi)

Dibromotrifluoropropane;

(xxii)

Hexabromofluoropropane;

(xxiii)

Pentabromodifluoropropane;

(xxiv)

Pentabromofluoropropane;

(xxv)

Tetrabromodifluoropropane;

(xxvi)

Tetrabromofluoroethane;

(xxvii)

Tetrabromofluoropropane;

(xxviii)

Tetrabromotrifluoropropane;

(xxix)

Tribromodifluoroethane;

(xxx)

Tribromodifluoropropane;

(xxxi)

Tribromofluoroethane;

(xxxii)

Tribromofluoropropane;

(xxxiii)

Tribromotetrafluoropropane;

(xxxiv)

Tribromotrifluoropropane;

(e)

Carbon tetrachloride;

(f)

1,1,1‑trichloroethane (methyl chloroform).

(2)

In this paragraph, sale does not include import or export.

Subregulation 1

Sections 22(1) and 23(1) of the Act do not apply to any person who, within Singapore, possesses for sale, sells, or offers for sale any of the following substances:

(a)

Chlorofluorocarbons:

(i)

Chloroheptafluoropropane;

(ii)

Chloropentafluoroethane;

(iii)

Chlorotrifluoromethane;

(iv)

Dichlorodifluoromethane;

(v)

Dichlorohexafluoropropane;

(vi)

Dichlorotetrafluoroethane;

(vii)

Heptachlorofluoropropane;

(viii)

Hexachlorodifluoropropane;

(ix)

Pentachlorofluoroethane;

(x)

Pentachlorotrifluoropropane;

(xi)

Tetrachlorodifluoroethane;

(xii)

Tetrachlorotetrafluoropropane;

(xiii)

Trichlorofluoromethane;

(xiv)

Trichloropentafluoropropane;

(xv)

Trichlorotrifluoroethane;

(b)

Halons:

(i)

Bromochlorodifluoromethane;

(ii)

Bromochloromethane;

(iii)

Bromotrifluoromethane;

(iv)

Dibromotetrafluoroethane;

(c)

Hydrochlorofluorocarbons:

(i)

1,1‑dichloro‑1‑fluoro‑ethane;

(ii)

1,1‑dichloro‑2,2,3,3,3‑pentafluoropropane;

(iii)

1,3‑dichloro‑1,2,2,3,3‑pentafluoropropane;

(iv)

1‑chloro‑1,1‑difluoro‑ethane;

(v)

Chlorodifluoroethane;

(vi)

Chlorodifluoromethane;

(vii)

Chlorodifluoropropane;

(viii)

Chlorofluoroethane;

(ix)

Chlorofluoromethane;

(x)

Chlorofluoropropane;

(xi)

Chlorohexafluoropropane;

(xii)

Chloropentafluoropropane;

(xiii)

Chlorotetrafluoroethane;

(xiv)

Chlorotetrafluoropropane;

(xv)

Chlorotrifluoroethane;

(xvi)

Chlorotrifluoropropane;

(xvii)

Dichlorodifluoroethane;

(xviii)

Dichlorodifluoropropane;

(xix)

Dichlorofluoroethane;

(xx)

Dichlorofluoromethane;

(xxi)

Dichlorofluoropropane;

(xxii)

Dichloropentafluoropropane;

(xxiii)

Dichlorotetrafluoropropane;

(xxiv)

Dichlorotrifluoroethane;

(xxv)

Dichlorotrifluoropropane;

(xxvi)

Hexachlorofluoropropane;

(xxvii)

Pentachlorodifluoropropane;

(xxviii)

Pentachlorofluoropropane;

(xxix)

Tetrachlorodifluoropropane;

(xxx)

Tetrachlorofluoroethane;

(xxxi)

Tetrachlorofluoropropane;

(xxxii)

Tetrachlorotrifluoropropane;

(xxxiii)

Trichlorodifluoroethane;

(xxxiv)

Trichlorodifluoropropane;

(xxxv)

Trichlorofluoroethane;

(xxxvi)

Trichlorofluoropropane;

(xxxvii)

Trichlorotetrafluoropropane;

(xxxviii)

Trichlorotrifluoropropane;

(d)

Hydrobromofluorocarbons:

(i)

Bromodifluoroethane;

(ii)

Bromodifluoromethane;

(iii)

Bromodifluoropropane;

(iv)

Bromofluoroethane;

(v)

Bromofluoromethane;

(vi)

Bromofluoropropane;

(vii)

Bromohexafluoropropane;

(viii)

Bromopentafluoropropane;

(ix)

Bromotetrafluoroethane;

(x)

Bromotetrafluoropropane;

(xi)

Bromotrifluoroethane;

(xii)

Bromotrifluoropropane;

(xiii)

Dibromodifluoroethane;

(xiv)

Dibromodifluoropropane;

(xv)

Dibromofluoroethane;

(xvi)

Dibromofluoromethane;

(xvii)

Dibromofluoropropane;

(xviii)

Dibromopentafluoropropane;

(xix)

Dibromotetrafluoropropane;

(xx)

Dibromotrifluoroethane;

(xxi)

Dibromotrifluoropropane;

(xxii)

Hexabromofluoropropane;

(xxiii)

Pentabromodifluoropropane;

(xxiv)

Pentabromofluoropropane;

(xxv)

Tetrabromodifluoropropane;

(xxvi)

Tetrabromofluoroethane;

(xxvii)

Tetrabromofluoropropane;

(xxviii)

Tetrabromotrifluoropropane;

(xxix)

Tribromodifluoroethane;

(xxx)

Tribromodifluoropropane;

(xxxi)

Tribromofluoroethane;

(xxxii)

Tribromofluoropropane;

(xxxiii)

Tribromotetrafluoropropane;

(xxxiv)

Tribromotrifluoropropane;

(e)

Carbon tetrachloride;

(f)

1,1,1‑trichloroethane (methyl chloroform).

Subregulation 2

In this paragraph, sale does not include import or export.