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Environmental Public Health Act

(Chapter 95, Section 21B(4))

Environmental Public Health (Corrective Work Order) Regulations

Rg 15

G.N. No. S 447/1992

REVISED EDITION 2000

(31st January 2000)

[1st November 1992]

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Public Health (Corrective Work Order) Regulations.

Notice to offenders

2.—(1) The supervision officer under whom a corrective work order is made shall give notice in writing to the offender 14 days before work is required to be performed under the corrective work order (referred to in these Regulations as work), specifying the place, date, time and number of hours of such work and the offender shall comply with the notice.

(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed as invalidating a corrective work order if notice is not given in accordance with paragraph (1).

Reporting procedure

3. Any offender —

(a)	who reports to a supervision officer to perform work without being required to report by a notice issued under regulation 2(1);
(b)	who reports to a supervision officer to perform work 15 minutes after the time specified in the notice issued under regulation 2(1); or
(c)	who has been certified by a registered medical practitioner to be medically unfit for the type of work which he is required to perform,

shall not be allowed to perform any work for the purpose of the corrective work order and the supervision officer may by notice in writing fix another place, date and time for such offender to perform work.

Accounting of work hours

4.—(1) No period, other than the period which the offender is under the direct supervision of the supervision officer, shall be counted towards fulfilling the hours of work required to be performed under any corrective work order.

(2) The period of work to be counted towards the hours of work required to be performed under a corrective work order shall exclude —

(a)	travelling time taken by the offender to reach the specified place of work and return thereto; and
(b)	any time allowed for rest or meals.

Medically unfit

5. Where an offender, on account of his infirmity or illness —

(a)	fails to report for work under the corrective work order, he shall provide a medical certificate signed by a registered medical practitioner to the supervision officer within 7 days after the specified day of work;
(b)	is unfit for work although he reports for work under the corrective work order, he shall furnish the supervision officer with a medical certificate signed by a registered medical practitioner; or
(c)	is unable to carry on with the performance of work after he reports for work under the corrective work order, he shall provide a medical certificate signed by a registered medical practitioner to the supervision officer within 7 days after the specified day of work,

and the supervision officer may by notice in writing fix another place, date and time in lieu thereof.

Obligations of offenders

6.—(1) An offender in respect of whom a corrective work order is in force shall —

(a)	report to the supervision officer by telephone or such other means as may be required by the officer from time to time to notify the officer of any change of address or telephone number at which he may be contacted;
(b)	perform the work in a satisfactory manner as required by the supervision officer;
(c)	perform for the number of hours specified in the notice such work at such time and at such place as he may be instructed by the supervision officer;
(d)	while performing the work wear a protective vest or any other apparel as required by the supervision officer;
(e)	while performing the work comply with any reasonable directions given by the supervision officer;
(f)	not behave in an offensive, intimidating, threatening or disorderly manner towards the supervision officer or any other person who is performing work; and
(g)	not engage any other person to carry out the work.

(2) The supervision officer may request any offender who in the officer’s opinion fails to carry out the work in a satisfactory manner to leave the place of work and any work done shall not be counted towards fulfilling the number of hours of work required under the corrective work order.

[G.N. No. S 447/92]