No. S 750
Environmental Public Health Act 1987
Environmental Public Health
(Registrable Aerosol‑generating Systems)
(Amendment) Regulations 2024
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 111 of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, the National Environment Agency, with the approval of the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations are the Environmental Public Health (Registrable Aerosol‑generating Systems) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and come into operation on 1 October 2024.
Amendment of regulation 7
2.  In the Environmental Public Health (Registrable Aerosol‑generating Systems) Regulations 2021 (G.N. No. S 646/2021), in regulation 7(1), replace sub‑paragraph (b) with —
“(b)if the Second Schedule requires the results of the test undertaken under sub‑paragraph (a) for any parameter to be submitted to the Director‑General — submit a copy of the results in the manner and within the time required by the Director‑General.”.
Replacement of Second Schedule
3.  In the Environmental Public Health (Registrable Aerosol‑generating Systems) Regulations 2021, replace the Second Schedule with —
“SECOND SCHEDULE
Regulations 7 and 8
Water in registered aerosol‑generating system
First column
 
Second column
 
Third column
 
Fourth column
Parameter
 
Parameter limits
 
Minimum testing
frequency
 
Whether results of test undertaken under regulation 7(1)(a) for that parameter must be submitted to Director‑General
1.Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) at 48h, 35ºC
 
Must not exceed 100,000 colony forming units per millilitre
 
(a)once a month; and
(b)in the case where the use or operation of the registered aerosol‑generating system has ceased for a period exceeding 5 consecutive days, before resuming the use or operation of the registered aerosol‑generating system
 
No
2.Legionella Bacteria Count
 
Must not exceed 10 colony forming units per millilitre
 
(a)once every 3 months; and
(b)in the case where the use or operation of the registered aerosol‑generating system has ceased for a period exceeding 5 consecutive days, before resuming the use or operation of the registered aerosol‑generating system
 
Yes
”.
Made on 27 September 2024.
LEE CHUAN SENG
Chairperson,
National Environment Agency,
Singapore.
[C030/01/101; NEA/LD/176; AG/LEGIS/SL/95/2020/18]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 111(4) of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987).
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