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← Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act 1997

Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act 1997 s 27

Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act 1997 s 27

s 27 Prohibition of bringing waste into Singapore in course of carrying out transit proposal

27.—(1) A person must not bring hazardous or other waste into Singapore in the course of carrying out a transit proposal unless the person is the holder of a transit permit authorising the person to bring the waste into Singapore. (2) The holder of a transit permit must not —(a) bring into Singapore the hazardous or other waste to which the permit relates except in accordance with the permit; (b) take out of Singapore the hazardous or other waste to which the permit relates except in accordance with the permit; or (c) whether before or after bringing into Singapore the hazardous or other waste to which the permit relates, breach any of the permit conditions. (3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —(a) in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $300,000; or (b) in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

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