§ 2 — Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Agency” means the National Environment Agency established under the National Environment Agency Act 2002;

“authorised officer” means an authorised officer appointed under section 5(2);

“consumer”, in relation to any regulated goods or regulated product, means an individual who purchases or intends to purchase the regulated goods or regulated product for household use or private consumption;

“dispose”, in relation to any thing, means to dispose of the thing as waste;

“import” does not include the bringing into Singapore of any regulated goods or regulated product which are to be taken out of Singapore on the same conveyance on which they were brought into Singapore without any landing or transhipment within Singapore;

“key appointment holder”, in relation to a holder of a licence to operate a producer responsibility scheme, means —(a)

if a company, limited liability partnership or other body corporate — a member of the board of directors, committee, board of trustees or other governing body of the licensee;

(b)

if a partnership — a partner of the licensee; or

(c)

in any other case — any person, by whatever name called, who has general management or supervision of the business of the licensee;[Act 14 of 2023 wef 12/07/2024]

“licensed e-waste recycler” means a person who is licensed under section 23(2) of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987 to operate a disposal facility that receives, stores, sorts, processes or treats electrical and electronic waste;[Act 14 of 2023 wef 26/05/2023]

“licensed scheme” means a producer responsibility scheme operated by a person who is licensed under section 29;

“licensed waste collector” means a person who is licensed under section 31 of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987;

“occupier”, in relation to any premises, means a person —(a)

in occupation of the premises or part of the premises; or

(b)

having the charge, management or control of the premises or part of the premises, either on the person’s own account or as agent of another person,

but does not include a lodger;

“producer responsibility scheme” means a scheme in which —(a)

the operator of the scheme collects, or organises the collection of, any specified waste from the public and causes such waste collected to be treated and recycled; and

(b)

members of the scheme finance the costs of operating the scheme, including the costs of the collection, treatment and recycling of the waste collected;

“retailer” means a person who carries on a trade or business of supplying any regulated goods or regulated product to consumers;

“Singapore-connected person” means any person who is —(a)

a citizen or a permanent resident of Singapore;

(b)

a company or other body corporate incorporated in, or having its central management and control in, Singapore; or

(c)

an unincorporated body established in Singapore;

“specified waste” means any waste specified in the Schedule;

“waste” includes any discarded, rejected, unwanted, surplus or abandoned substance, and a substance is not precluded from being waste for the purposes of this Act merely because it is or may be processed, recycled or recovered.

(2) In this Act, a reference to the collection of any waste regulated under this Act means the collection, receipt, removal, transportation or storage of the waste for the disposal of the waste.

—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Agency” means the National Environment Agency established under the National Environment Agency Act 2002;

“authorised officer” means an authorised officer appointed under section 5(2);

“consumer”, in relation to any regulated goods or regulated product, means an individual who purchases or intends to purchase the regulated goods or regulated product for household use or private consumption;

“dispose”, in relation to any thing, means to dispose of the thing as waste;

“import” does not include the bringing into Singapore of any regulated goods or regulated product which are to be taken out of Singapore on the same conveyance on which they were brought into Singapore without any landing or transhipment within Singapore;

“key appointment holder”, in relation to a holder of a licence to operate a producer responsibility scheme, means —(a)

if a company, limited liability partnership or other body corporate — a member of the board of directors, committee, board of trustees or other governing body of the licensee;

(b)

if a partnership — a partner of the licensee; or

(c)

in any other case — any person, by whatever name called, who has general management or supervision of the business of the licensee;[Act 14 of 2023 wef 12/07/2024]

“licensed e-waste recycler” means a person who is licensed under section 23(2) of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987 to operate a disposal facility that receives, stores, sorts, processes or treats electrical and electronic waste;[Act 14 of 2023 wef 26/05/2023]

“licensed scheme” means a producer responsibility scheme operated by a person who is licensed under section 29;

“licensed waste collector” means a person who is licensed under section 31 of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987;

“occupier”, in relation to any premises, means a person —(a)

in occupation of the premises or part of the premises; or

(b)

having the charge, management or control of the premises or part of the premises, either on the person’s own account or as agent of another person,

but does not include a lodger;

“producer responsibility scheme” means a scheme in which —(a)

the operator of the scheme collects, or organises the collection of, any specified waste from the public and causes such waste collected to be treated and recycled; and

(b)

members of the scheme finance the costs of operating the scheme, including the costs of the collection, treatment and recycling of the waste collected;

“retailer” means a person who carries on a trade or business of supplying any regulated goods or regulated product to consumers;

“Singapore-connected person” means any person who is —(a)

a citizen or a permanent resident of Singapore;

(b)

a company or other body corporate incorporated in, or having its central management and control in, Singapore; or

(c)

an unincorporated body established in Singapore;

“specified waste” means any waste specified in the Schedule;

“waste” includes any discarded, rejected, unwanted, surplus or abandoned substance, and a substance is not precluded from being waste for the purposes of this Act merely because it is or may be processed, recycled or recovered.

(2) In this Act, a reference to the collection of any waste regulated under this Act means the collection, receipt, removal, transportation or storage of the waste for the disposal of the waste.