Comparison View

Formal Consolidation |  2002 RevEd
Supply of piped water for human consumption with approval of Board
41.—(1)  No person other than the Board shall supply piped water for human consumption except with the written approval of the Board.
(2)  Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.
(3)  Every written approval given by the Board shall be in such form and for such period and may contain such terms and conditions as the Board may determine.
(4)  No written approval given by the Board shall be transferable without the prior consent in writing of the Board.
(5)  Any purported transfer of any written approval shall be void.
(6)  If a person who has been given written approval contravenes any of the terms and conditions of such approval or section 42, the Board may require that person to show cause in writing why the Board should not do any of the following:
(a)require that person to provide security in such form and of such amount as the Board considers appropriate for securing compliance with the terms and conditions of the approval or section 42;
(b)impose on him a financial penalty not exceeding $50,000; or
(c)revoke the approval or suspend it for such period as the Board considers appropriate.
(7)  If the Board is not satisfied with any written representation or explanation of the person required to show cause under subsection (6), the Board may —
(a)require that person to provide security in such form and of such amount as the Board considers appropriate for securing compliance with the terms and conditions of the approval or section 42;
(b)impose on him a financial penalty not exceeding $50,000; or
(c)revoke the approval or suspend it for such period as the Board considers appropriate.
(8)  The financial penalty imposed under subsection (7) shall be recoverable as a debt due to the Board.
(9)  Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Board under subsection (7) may, within 14 days of the receipt by him of the decision, appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.
(10)  This section shall not apply to the supply of piped water for human consumption solely to the Board.
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 11 of 2018
Supply of piped water suitable for drinking with approval of Board
41.—(1)  No person other than the Board shall supply piped water suitable for drinking except with the written approval of the Board.
[Act 11 of 2018 wef 25/03/2019]
(2)  Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to both.
(3)  Every written approval given by the Board shall be in such form and for such period and may contain such terms and conditions as the Board may determine.
(4)  No written approval given by the Board shall be transferable without the prior consent in writing of the Board.
(5)  Any purported transfer of any written approval shall be void.
(6)  If a person who has been given written approval contravenes any of the terms and conditions of such approval or section 42, the Board may require that person to show cause in writing why the Board should not do any of the following:
(a)require that person to provide security in such form and of such amount as the Board considers appropriate for securing compliance with the terms and conditions of the approval or section 42;
(b)impose on him a financial penalty not exceeding $50,000; or
(c)revoke the approval or suspend it for such period as the Board considers appropriate.
(7)  If the Board is not satisfied with any written representation or explanation of the person required to show cause under subsection (6), the Board may —
(a)require that person to provide security in such form and of such amount as the Board considers appropriate for securing compliance with the terms and conditions of the approval or section 42;
(b)impose on him a financial penalty not exceeding $50,000; or
(c)revoke the approval or suspend it for such period as the Board considers appropriate.
(8)  The financial penalty imposed on a person under subsection (7) and any interest payable under subsection (8A) —
(a)must be collected, and may be sued for and recovered, by the Board;
(b)is to be treated as a debt due to the Government for the purposes of section 127 of the Bankruptcy Act (Cap. 20) and section 10 of the Government Proceedings Act (Cap. 121); and
(c)must be paid into the Consolidated Fund upon such collection or recovery,
and the person’s liability to pay is not affected by the person’s written approval under this section ceasing, for any reason, to be in force.
[Act 11 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018]
(8A)  Where the financial penalty imposed on a person under subsection (7) is not paid in full by the due date for payment (called in this section the outstanding sum), the person concerned is liable to pay interest at the prescribed rate on the outstanding sum.
[Act 11 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018]
(8B)  The Board may recover as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction, the outstanding sum and any interest payable under subsection (8A).
[Act 11 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018]
(9)  Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Board under subsection (7) may, within 14 days of the receipt by him of the decision, appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.
(9A)  Any decision of the Board appealed against under subsection (9) must be complied with until the determination of the appeal, except that any security or financial penalty that is the subject of the appeal need not be paid until the determination of the appeal.
[Act 11 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018]
(10)  This section shall not apply to the supply of piped water suitable for drinking solely to the Board.
[Act 11 of 2018 wef 25/03/2019]