PART IV
STORAGE AND SUPPLY OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
Permission to store and use hazardous substances
17.—(1)  A person shall not use, keep or have in his possession or under his control any hazardous substance specified in the Schedule unless he is authorised to store such hazardous substance.
(2)  A person shall be authorised to store hazardous substances where he is issued with a permit to store and use such hazardous substances or where he is in possession of a licence granted under section 22 of the Act to deal in hazardous substances.
(3)  A permit to store and use hazardous substances shall be valid for such period as the Director-General may specify in the permit.
(4)  The following fees shall be payable to the Agency in respect of a permit to store and use hazardous substances:
(a)a fee of $160 for the issue or renewal of the permit for one year;
[S 790/2014 wef 01/01/2015]
[S 202/2021 wef 01/04/2021]
(b)a fee of $110 for making amendments to the permit on any one occasion.
[S 553/2010 wef 01/10/2010]
[S 790/2014 wef 01/01/2015]
[S 202/2021 wef 01/04/2021]
(5)  It shall not be lawful for any person to store or use any hazardous substance specified in the Schedule unless the storage or use of the hazardous substance is effected in accordance with the provisions of the permit and with any condition specified therein.
Records of storage of hazardous substances
18.  Any person issued with a permit to store and use hazardous substances —
(a)shall keep a record of the quantity of such substances stored in such form as may be determined by the Director-General; and
(b)shall not store the substances for any purpose other than for the purpose or purposes stated in the permit.
Storage requirements
19.  It shall not be lawful to store any hazardous substance except in a container —
(a)which design, construction and maintenance is in accordance with a code of practice approved by the Director-General;
(b)which is in an area entry to which is restricted to authorised personnel; and
(c)which is labelled as prescribed in a code of labelling approved by the Director-General.
Instruction and training
20.  Every person authorised to store hazardous substances shall ensure that his agents and employees have received adequate instruction and training to enable them to understand —
(a)the nature of the dangers of all hazardous substances being stored; and
(b)the emergency action plan to be implemented in the event of any accident or emergency involving any hazardous substance stored.
Sale and supply of hazardous substances
21.—(1)  No person shall sell or supply any hazardous substance to any person who is not authorised to store hazardous substances.
(2)  Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the export of hazardous substances from Singapore.
(3)  Any person to whom a licence has been granted under section 22 of the Act shall keep a record of all arrivals, sales and supplies of hazardous substances in such form as may be determined by the Director-General.
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