Environmental Pollution Control Act(CHAPTER 94A)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part II ADMINISTRATION
3 Appointment of Director and Deputy and Assistant Directors
4 Delegation of Director’s functions, duties and powers
5 Protection from personal liability
Part III USE OF SCHEDULED PREMISES
6 Licence for use of scheduled premises
7 Power of Director to attach conditions to licence
8 Permit for certain works on scheduled premises
9 Change of owner or occupier
Part IV AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
10 Occupier to maintain and operate air pollution control equipment
11 Prohibition of dark smoke from chimney
12 Control of air impurities
13 Power of Director to require work on any premises
14 Power to prohibit use of combustible materials, fuel burning equipment or industrial plants in designated areas
Part V WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
15 Licence for the discharge of trade effluent, oil, chemical, sewage or other polluting matters
16 Plant for treatment of trade effluent
17 Penalties for discharging toxic substances into inland waters
18 Power of Director to require the removal and cleaning up of toxic substance or trade effluent, oil, chemical, sewage, hazardous substance or other polluting matters
19 Power of Director to require measures to be taken to prevent water pollution due to storage or transportation of toxic substances or any other polluting matters
Part VI LAND POLLUTION CONTROL
20 Pollution of land
Part VII HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES CONTROL
21 Application of this Part to hazardous substances
22 General prohibition with respect to importation and sale of hazardous substances
23 Prohibitions and regulations with respect to sale of hazardous substances
24 Storage, use and dealing of hazardous substances
25 Power of Director to require removal of hazardous substances from premises
26 Power to require owner or occupier of hazardous installations to carry out impact analysis studies
27 Penalty for offences involving hazardous substances
Part VIII NOISE CONTROL
28 Control of noise from construction of building and other works
29 Control of noise from work place
30 Director to have regard to certain provisions
Part IX LICENCES AND INDUSTRIAL PLANT WORKS
31 Single licence
32 General provisions on licences
33 Certificates required for industrial plant works
34 Registration, appointment and duties of registered inspectors
Part X ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES
35 Principal contractor to prevent pollution from construction site
36 Study on pollution control
37 Self-monitoring and submission of results
38 Regulations for mandatory insurance
39 Power to prohibit work and processes in certain circumstances
40 Advisory and technical committees
Part XI ENFORCEMENT
41 Default in compliance with notice or order
42 Appeal against notice or order
43 Power to demand names and addresses
44 Powers of Director to examine and secure attendance
45 Powers of arrest
46 Director may act in cases of emergency
47 Power of entry
48 Power to enter on land adjacent to works
49 Penalty for obstructing Director in his duty
50 Powers of search and seizure
Part XII COMPENSATION, DAMAGES, FEES, COSTS AND EXPENSES
51 Compensation, damages, fees, costs and expenses to be determined by Magistrate’s Court or District Court
52 Occupier may execute work where owner defaults in execution of work
53 Recovery of costs and expenses payable by owners
54 Recovery of costs and expenses by instalments
55 Proceedings for recovery of arrears
56 Attachment
57 Application of proceeds of sale
58 Title acquired by purchaser at sale by Director
59 Costs of proceedings for recovery of arrears
60 Power to stop sale
61 Application to Court
62 Security for payment of arrears
63 Liability of transferor who has not given notice
64 Proceedings where occupier opposes execution of work
Part XIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
65 Notices, orders and other documents may be given by authorised officer
66 Service of notices, etc.
67 General penalties
68 Furnishing of deposits
69 Inaccuracies in document
70 Evidence of analyst
71 Offence by body corporate
72 Composition of offences
73 Jurisdiction of Courts
74 Saving of prosecutions under other laws
75 Exemption
76 Amendment of Schedules
77 Regulations
78 Transitional provisions
Legislative History
Comparative Table