§ 27A — Provision of segregated waste disposal facilities

27A.—(1) The building manager of a prescribed building must provide, in the prescribed building or within the premises on which the prescribed building is situated, one or more facilities to enable occupiers of the prescribed building or any part of the prescribed building to segregate and dispose of food waste separately from any other type of waste.(2) A building manager who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —(a)

to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both; and

(b)

in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

(3) In a prosecution for an offence under subsection (2), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the defendant intended to commit the offence.

(4) The offence under subsection (2) is a strict liability offence.[Act 14 of 2023 wef 08/03/2024]

—(1) The building manager of a prescribed building must provide, in the prescribed building or within the premises on which the prescribed building is situated, one or more facilities to enable occupiers of the prescribed building or any part of the prescribed building to segregate and dispose of food waste separately from any other type of waste.

(2) A building manager who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —(a)

to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both; and

(b)

in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

(3) In a prosecution for an offence under subsection (2), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the defendant intended to commit the offence.

(4) The offence under subsection (2) is a strict liability offence.[Act 14 of 2023 wef 08/03/2024]