National Environment Agency Act

(CHAPTER 195)

(Original Enactment: Act 4 of 2002)

REVISED EDITION 2003

(31st July 2003)

An Act to establish and incorporate the National Environment Agency, to provide for its functions and powers, and for matters connected therewith.

[1st July 2002]

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the National Environment Agency Act.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“accreditation, certification or inspection mark” means any accreditation, certification or inspection mark of the Agency specified under section 12(b);

“Agency” means the National Environment Agency established under section 3;

“auxiliary officer” means an individual who is appointed as an auxiliary officer under section 16A(1);

[Act 4 of 2016 wef 01/05/2016]

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Agency and includes a temporary Chairman of the Agency;

“chief executive” means the chief executive of the Agency appointed under section 16 and includes any person acting in that capacity;

“Deputy Chairman” means the Deputy Chairman of the Agency and includes a temporary Deputy Chairman of the Agency;

“environmental written law” means a written law administered by any of the following:

(a)	the Agency;
(b)	the Director-General of Environmental Protection appointed under section 3(1) of the Environmental Protection and Management Act (Cap. 94A);
(c)	the Director-General of Public Health appointed under section 3(1) of the Environmental Public Health Act (Cap. 95); [Act 4 of 2016 wef 01/05/2016]

“member” means a member of the Agency and includes a temporary member of the Agency.

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