§ 52 — Regulations

52.—(1) The Minister may make regulations prescribing matters required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed, or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations for or with respect to all or any of the following:(a)

the fees to be paid in respect of any matter or thing required for the purposes of this Act, and the refund or remission of the whole or any part of any such fees;

(aa)

the duties of a person registered as a registered retailer under section 23C;[Act 14 of 2023 wef 26/05/2023]

(b)

the manner of determining the quantity of waste collected by the operator of a licensed scheme;

(c)

the duties of an operator of a licensed scheme, including the duty —(i)

to collect specified waste from a person without fee or at a prescribed fee;

(ii)

to provide collection points for specified waste and the manner and places where such collection points may be placed;

(iii)

to submit collection plans and contingency plans to the Agency; and

(iv)

to dispose of specified waste collected in a prescribed manner or only with prescribed persons;

(d)

the duties of a licensed e-waste recycler, including the duty —(i)

to meet recycling and material recovery standards; and

(ii)

to ensure secure data destruction when treating e‑waste;

(e)

the receptacles that may be provided by a retailer for the collection of designated regulated consumer products under section 15;[Act 14 of 2023 wef 12/07/2024]

(f)

the duties of any person or a person within a class of persons who supplies a beverage product, in relation to the communication of the price or deposit for the beverage product, and any waiver of the giving of the amount of the deposit to the person;[Act 14 of 2023 wef 12/07/2024]

(g)

treating prescribed supplies of beverage products as supplies for which a person receives, or does not receive, any consideration in money for the purposes of section 23Q(5);[Act 14 of 2023 wef 12/07/2024]

(h)

the circumstances in and purposes for which a scheme licensee may use any amount of deposit provided under section 23R(1) for a purpose other than the refund of a deposit under section 23U;[Act 14 of 2023 wef 12/07/2024]

(i)

the duties of a return point operator.[Act 14 of 2023 wef 12/07/2024]

(3) The regulations made under this section may —(a)

prescribe the offences under this Act that may be compounded; and

(b)

provide that any contravention of any provision of the regulations shall be an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $10,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or with both.

—(1) The Minister may make regulations prescribing matters required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed, or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations for or with respect to all or any of the following:(a)

the fees to be paid in respect of any matter or thing required for the purposes of this Act, and the refund or remission of the whole or any part of any such fees;

(aa)

the duties of a person registered as a registered retailer under section 23C;[Act 14 of 2023 wef 26/05/2023]

(b)

the manner of determining the quantity of waste collected by the operator of a licensed scheme;

(c)

the duties of an operator of a licensed scheme, including the duty —(i)

to collect specified waste from a person without fee or at a prescribed fee;

(ii)

to provide collection points for specified waste and the manner and places where such collection points may be placed;

(iii)

to submit collection plans and contingency plans to the Agency; and

(iv)

to dispose of specified waste collected in a prescribed manner or only with prescribed persons;

(d)

the duties of a licensed e-waste recycler, including the duty —(i)

to meet recycling and material recovery standards; and

(ii)

to ensure secure data destruction when treating e‑waste;

(e)

the receptacles that may be provided by a retailer for the collection of designated regulated consumer products under section 15;[Act 14 of 2023 wef 12/07/2024]

(f)

the duties of any person or a person within a class of persons who supplies a beverage product, in relation to the communication of the price or deposit for the beverage product, and any waiver of the giving of the amount of the deposit to the person;[Act 14 of 2023 wef 12/07/2024]

(g)

treating prescribed supplies of beverage products as supplies for which a person receives, or does not receive, any consideration in money for the purposes of section 23Q(5);[Act 14 of 2023 wef 12/07/2024]

(h)

the circumstances in and purposes for which a scheme licensee may use any amount of deposit provided under section 23R(1) for a purpose other than the refund of a deposit under section 23U;[Act 14 of 2023 wef 12/07/2024]

(i)

the duties of a return point operator.[Act 14 of 2023 wef 12/07/2024]

(3) The regulations made under this section may —(a)

prescribe the offences under this Act that may be compounded; and

(b)

provide that any contravention of any provision of the regulations shall be an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $10,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or with both.