s 11 Maintenance of refuse equipment or facility in buildings
11.—(1) The owner of a building or part of a building served by any refuse equipment or facility is responsible for the maintenance, repair or replacement of the refuse equipment or facility. (2) The Director-General may, by written notice, require the owner of a building or part of a building served by any refuse equipment or facility to —(a) maintain, repair or replace the refuse equipment or facility; or (b) make any modification to the refuse equipment or facility that the Director-General considers necessary for the protection of the environment or environmental public health. (3) In this section —“refuse equipment or facility” means any of the following:(a) a refuse or waste chute; (b) a refuse or waste chute chamber; (c) a refuse or waste chute hopper; (d) a refuse or waste lift that is wholly or partly used for the conveyance of refuse or waste; (e) a standalone pneumatic waste conveyance system; “standalone pneumatic waste conveyance system” —(a) means an automated waste collection system that —(i) conveys or transports refuse or waste by air suction through a network of pipes to the refuse bin centre; (ii) consists of the following that are used for, or for purposes connected with, conveying or transporting refuse or waste by air suction to the refuse bin centre:(A) all air and ventilation networks; (B) all valves, cables, pipes, regulators, apparatus, equipment, plants, stations, sensors and receptacles for the temporary storage of refuse or waste; and (iii) is not located in a DPWCS area declared under section 31G(1); and (b) excludes any disposal facility.[Act 5 of 2023 wef 01/07/2023]