Environmental Protection

Cap. 328 · Revised Edition 2020 · 76 sections

s. 1Short title
s. 2Interpretation
s. 3Establishment of Department of the Environment
s. 4Functions of the Department
s. 5Power to enter premises
s. 6Minister to specify level of pollutants, etc
s. 7Regulations for the Department
s. 8Prohibition on discharge of pollutants
s. 9Restriction on the use of qualify of petroleum oils
s. 10Duty of persons, etc., exploiting natural resources
s. 11Prohibition on and penalty for pollution of environment
s. 11AReporting requirements
s. 12Interpretation in this Part
s. 13Prohibition on dumping
s. 14Restriction on dumping from ships, etc
s. 15Restriction on loading of hazardous substances
s. 16Disposal of ship, aircraft or other man-made structure
s. 17Applications and criteria for granting permits
s. 18Penalty for breach of conditions of permit
s. 19Powers of designated office
s. 20Requirement for environmental impact assessment
s. 21Regulations for environmental impact assessment
s. 22Penalty for non-compliance with EIA process
s. 23Procedure
s. 23ARequirement for limited level environmental study
s. 24Interpretation in this Part
s. 25Prohibition on nutrients
s. 26Regulations on nutrients
s. 27Investigation of offences
s. 28Obstruction, etc., of designated officer
s. 29Damage to environment and death or harm to persons
s. 30Continuing offence
s. 31Offences by Corporations
s. 32Identifying owner, master, etc
s. 33Proof of offences
s. 34Suspended sentence
s. 35Order of court
s. 36Additional fine
s. 37Compensation for loss of property
s. 38Penalty for contravening orders of court
s. 39Injunction
s. 40Civil cause of action
s. 41Other proceedings and remedies not affected
s. 42Leave for prosecutions
s. 43Annual report
s. 44Amendment of Schedule
s. 45General regulations
s. 45AConsultation with the Department
s. 45BAct binds the State
s. 46Penalties
s. 47Proof of documents
s. 48Averment of occupation or control
s. 49Statement to be evidence of authority
s. 50Offence relating to false information
s. 51Special powers of authorised officers where there is imminent danger to environment
s. 52Enforcement notices
s. 53Variation or withdrawal of enforcement notice
s. 54Appeal against an enforcement notice
s. 55Offence where enforcement notice not complied with
s. 56Arrest of person
s. 57Penalty
s. 58Cessation order
s. 59Limitation period
s. 60Act to prevail in case of conflict
s. 61Environmental Management Fund
s. 62Object of the Fund
s. 63Management of Fund
s. 64Accounts and audit
s. 65Annual report
s. 66Fund account
s. 67Fund rules
s. 68Income of the Fund
s. 69Out-of-court settlement
s. 70Violation tickets regulations
s. 71Financial assurance
s. 72Permit to operate landfills