Singapore legislation
Regulation 13
of Resource Sustainability (Beverage Container Return Scheme) Regulations 2026
Regulation 13
Duties of return point operators
Subregulation 1
A return point operator must, in relation to every return point the return point operator operates, ensure that —
the return point is publicly accessible;
the return point is not located in an area such that a person that wishes to use the return point may be exposed to danger, including —
an area where vehicular traffic may cause danger to such persons, such as a loading and an unloading bay; and
an area that does not comply with any fire safety requirement prescribed under any written law; (c)without limiting sub‑paragraph (b)(ii), the return point does not obstruct any fire escape; and
the return point operator obtains, or causes to be obtained, the written consent of the owner of the place or premises in which the return point is to be located to operate the return point in that location.
Subregulation 2
A person required under section 23S(1) of the Act read with regulation 12(1) to operate a return point is to be treated as complying with paragraph (1)(a) for a return point if the person operates the return point at a location mentioned in regulation 12(2)(a).
Subregulation 3
A return point operator who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.
Subregulation 4
In a prosecution for an offence under paragraph (3), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the defendant intended to commit the offence.
Subregulation 5
The offence under paragraph (3) is a strict liability offence.