Environmental Protection and Management Act (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2021

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 03 Jun 2021

No. S 365

Environmental Protection and
Management Act

(CHAPTER 94A)

Environmental Protection and
Management Act (Amendment of
Second Schedule) Order 2021

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 76(1) of the Environmental Protection and Management Act, the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order is the Environmental Protection and Management Act (Amendment of Second Schedule) Order 2021 and comes into operation on 3 January 2022.

Amendment of Second Schedule

2.—(1) Part I of the Second Schedule to the Environmental Protection and Management Act is amended by deleting the item relating to the substance “Lead compounds in paint” and substituting the following item:

“

Lead compounds in paint

Paint in which the total lead does not exceed 0.009% by weight of the paint;

Paint in which the total lead exceeds 0.009% by weight of the paint, and which is —

(a)	copper‑based anti‑fouling paint or zinc‑based anti‑corrosion paint;

(b)	imported into or manufactured in Singapore, other than solely for export; and

(c)	in a container that is labelled in accordance with Part III of this Schedule.

”.

(2) Part II of the Second Schedule to the Environmental Protection and Management Act is amended by deleting the item “Anti‑fouling compositions other than those containing tributyl tin compounds as defined in Part I of this Schedule;” and substituting the following item:

“Anti-fouling compositions other than —

(a)	those containing tributyl tin compounds; and
(b)	anti-fouling paints containing lead compounds;”.

(3) Part IV of the Second Schedule to the Environmental Protection and Management Act is deleted and the following Part substituted therefor:

“Part III

Labels for Copper‑based Anti‑fouling Paint and
Zinc‑based Anti‑corrosion Paint

The exterior part of the container must be affixed with a label —

(a)

on which the following words are clearly legible in English:

“This paint contains lead.

Restricted to industrial applications only.

Do not use on furniture, buildings or in publicly accessible areas.”; and

(b)

that conforms to the following dimensions:

(i)	where the capacity of the container does not exceed 3 litres — at least 52 × 74 millimetres;
(ii)	where the capacity of the container exceeds 3 litres but does not exceed 50 litres — at least 74 × 105 millimetres;
(iii)	where the capacity of the container exceeds 50 litres but does not exceed 500 litres — at least 105 × 148 millimetres;
(iv)	where the capacity of the container exceeds 500 litres — at least 148 × 210 millimetres.”.

Made on 18 May 2021.

ALBERT CHUA

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Sustainability and
the Environment,
Singapore.

[C030/01/118; AG/LEGIS/SL/94A/2020/4 Vol. 1]

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