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, and includes any individual acting in that capacity;
[Act 5 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018]
“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.