Environmental Protection and Management (Ozone Depleting Substances) Regulations

Environmental Protection and Management Act

(Chapter 94A, Section 77)

Rg 9

G.N. No. S 604/2000

REVISED EDITION 2008

(31st January 2008)

[1st January 2001]

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection and Management (Ozone Depleting Substances) Regulations.

Definitions

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Annex A controlled substance” means any ozone depleting substance specified in the Schedule under the heading “Annex A” ;

“Annex B controlled substance” means any ozone depleting substance specified in the Schedule under the heading “Annex B” ;

“Annex C controlled substance” means any ozone depleting substance specified in the Schedule under the heading “Annex C” ;

“Annex E controlled substance” means any ozone depleting substance specified in the Schedule under the heading “Annex E” ;

“Copenhagen Amendment” means the amendments to the Montreal Protocol adopted by the Fourth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Copenhagen on 25th November 1992;

“London Amendment” means the amendments to the Montreal Protocol adopted by the Second Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in London on 29th June 1990;

“Montreal Protocol” means the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer adopted at Montreal on 16th September 1987;

“ozone depleting substance” means any ozone depleting substance specified in the Schedule to these Regulations or in Part I of the Second Schedule to the Act but shall not include —

(a)	such substance when contained in any product specified in the second column of Part I of the Second Schedule to the Act corresponding to ozone depleting substances; or
(b)	such substance when contained in any substance, preparation or product specified in Part II of the Second Schedule to the Act;

“party to the Montreal Protocol” means a country or State which has ratified, accepted or approved the Montreal Protocol or acceded thereto.

(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, Annexes A, B, C and E in the Schedule correspond to Annexes A, B, C and E, respectively, to the Montreal Protocol.

Prohibition on importation from and exportation to certain countries

3. No person shall import into Singapore from, or export out of Singapore to, any country which —

(a)	at the time of importation or exportation is not a party to the Montreal Protocol, any Annex A controlled substance;
(b)	at the time of importation or exportation has not ratified, accepted or approved the London Amendment, any Annex B controlled substance;
(c)	at the time of importation or exportation has not ratified, accepted or approved the Copenhagen Amendment, any Annex C controlled substance specified under the sub-heading “Group II”; and
(d)	at the time of importation or exportation has not ratified, accepted or approved the Copenhagen Amendment, any Annex E controlled substance.

Penalty

4. Any person who contravenes regulation 3 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 2 years or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $2,000 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.

[G.N. No. S 604/2000]

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