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938 Environment
939 Environment
940 Public Health
941 Standard
942 Standard
943 Controlled Chemicals
945 Resource Conservation
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954 Environment
955 Environment
962 Environment Singapore Food Agency Act 2019 (Commencement) Notification 2019
963 Environment

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937 Safety and Employment (Amendment) Act 2018 (Part IV only)
Health AS 2/2019
Effective date: TBC
Amendment of section 35 Part IV of the Employment Act, which

7) Section 35 of the Employment Act is amended by deleting paragraph (b) and substituting the dictates the rest days, hours of work
following paragraph: and other conditions of service, has
“(b) to every employee (other than a workman or a person employed in a managerial or an expanded its qualification criteria of
executive position) who receives a salary not exceeding $2,600 a month (excluding any non-workmen, by increasing the
overtime payment, bonus payment, annual wage supplement, productivity incentive monthly salary threshold from $2,500
payment and any allowance however described) or such other amount as the Minister may to $2,600.
prescribe.”.
Repeal of section 43 Section 43 Annual Leave is repealed

8) Section 43 of the Employment Act is repealed. and a new Section 88A Annual Leave
is enacted to extend the statutory
Amendment of section 53 entitlement to paid annual leave to
9) Section 53 of the Employment Act is amended by deleting subsection (3). every employee to whom the Act
applies.
New section 88A
14) The Employment Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 88, the following Section 53 Offence is amended to
section: make changes that are consequential
“Annual leave to the repeal of Section 43.
88A.—
1) An employee who has served an employer for a period of not less than 3 months Please refer to the Employment
is, in addition to the rest days, 30 holidays and sick leave to which the employee (Amendment) Act for changes other
is entitled under sections 36, 88 and 89, respectively, entitled to the following: than Part IV.
a) 7 days of paid annual leave, for the first 12 months of continuous service with
the same employer;
b) subject to paragraph (c), an additional one day of paid annual leave, for every
subsequent 12 months of continuous service with the same employer;
c) a maximum of 14 days of paid annual leave.
2) An employee who has served an employer for a period of not less than 3 months
but has not completed 12 months of continuous service in any year, is entitled to

annual leave in proportion to the number of completed months of service in that

year.
3) In calculating the proportionate annual leave under subsection (2) —
a) any fraction of a day that is less than one‑half of a day must be disregarded;
and
b) where a fraction of a day is one‑half or more, it must be regarded as one day.
4) Where an employee is granted leave of absence without pay by an employer at
the request of the employee, the period of the leave is to be disregarded for the
purpose of computing the period of continuous service under this section.
5) An employee forfeits the employee’s entitlement to annual leave if the employee
absents himself from work without the permission of the employer, or without
reasonable excuse, for more than 20% of the working days in the months or year
(as the case may be) in which the employee’s entitlement to annual leave accrues.
6) In the case of an employee to whom Part IV applies by virtue of section 35(b) or
who is a workman mentioned in section 35(a) —
a) the employer must grant, and the employee must take, the employee’s paid
annual leave not later than 12 months after the end of every 12 months of
continuous service; and
b) if the employee fails to take that leave by the end of that period, the employee
ceases to be entitled to that leave.
7) An employer must pay an employee the employee’s gross rate of pay for every
day of paid annual leave.
8) If an employee is dismissed on any ground other than misconduct before the
employee has taken all of the employee’s paid annual leave, the employer must
pay the employee the employee’s gross rate of pay in respect of every day of that
leave not taken by the employee.
9) The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, do any of the following:
a) fix the periods when, and prescribe the manner in which, paid annual leave is
to be granted to employees in different types of employment or in different
classes of industries;
b) suspend the application of any provision of this section to any class of
employees, when the public interest so requires it.”.
938 Environment Environmental Public Health (Amendment) Act 2018 (Commencement) Notification 2019
S 42/2019

The Environmental Public Health (Amendment) Act 2018 comes into operation on 1 February 2019. For information.
939 Environment Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
S 57/2019
Effective date: 31 January 2019
Amendment of regulation 3 Regulation 7 Standards for noise

2) Regulation 3(2) of the Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions) emission for in-use motor vehicles is
Regulations (Rg 6) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended by now applicable to Part II Standards and
deleting the words “regulation 6” and substituting the words “regulations 6 and 7”. Tests for Vehicle Exhaust Emission
and Noise Emission, to a motor vehicle
Amendment of regulation 12 or trailer brought temporarily into
3) Regulation 12(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “licensed motor Singapore by a person resident
vehicle” and substituting the words “motor vehicle that is in use (whether registered in Singapore abroad.
or elsewhere and whether brought temporarily into Singapore or otherwise)”.
Regulation 12 Re-examination of
Amendment of regulation 15 motor vehicle and Regulation 15
4) Regulation 15 of the principal Regulations is amended –– Rectification notices are applicable to
a) by deleting the word “licensed” in paragraphs (1) and (3)(a); and any motor vehicle that is in use
b) by deleting the words “licensed motor vehicle” in paragraph (2) and substituting the words (whether registered in Singapore or
“motor vehicle that is in use (whether registered in Singapore or elsewhere and whether elsewhere and whether brought
brought temporarily into Singapore or otherwise)”. temporarily into Singapore or
otherwise).
Amendment of Sixth Schedule
5) The Sixth Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “IN-USE The Sixth Schedule prescribes the
MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED (IN SINGAPORE OR ELSEWHERE) ON OR AFTER 1ST standard for noise emission for all in-
JULY 1999” in the Schedule title and substituting the words “ALL IN-USE MOTOR VEHICLES use motor vehicles other than licensed
OTHER THAN LICENSED MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED BEFORE 1 JULY 1999”. motor vehicles registered before 1 July
1999.
Amendment of Seventh Schedule
6) The Seventh Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “MOTOR The Seventh Schedule prescribes the
VEHICLES REGISTERED (IN SINGAPORE OR ELSEWHERE)” in the Schedule title and standard for noise emission for in-use
substituting the words “LICENSED MOTOR VEHICLES REGISTERED”. licensed motor vehicles registered
before 1st July 1999.

940 Public Health Infectious Diseases Act (Amendment of First Schedule) Notification 2019
S 61/2019
Effective date: 1 February 2019
“Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease”,
2) The First Schedule to the Infectious Diseases Act is amended— “Genital Herpes” and “Non-
a) by deleting item 11; and Gonococcal Urethritis” are removed
b) by deleting paragraphs (b) and (d) of item 30. from the First Schedule “Infectious
Diseases”.
941 Standard Code of Practice on Sewerage and Sanitary Works (Second Edition – 2019)
Effective date: 1 July 2019
This 2019 edition of the Code of Practice on Sewerage and Sanitary Works (COPSSW) incorporate For information.
changes and updates made over the years to address new technical issues faced and feedback from
the public and industry. It is intended to guide developers, Qualified Persons (QPs) and Licensed
Plumbers in planning for sewerage and sanitary plumbing provisions to meet requirements for the
developments.
942 Standard Code of Practice on Surface Water Drainage (Seventh Edition – December 2018)
Effective date: 1 December 2018
This Code of Practice on Surface Water Drainage is issued under Section 32 of the Sewerage and For information.
Drainage Act (Chapter 294). It specifies the minimum engineering requirements for surface water
drainage for new developments. The Qualified Persons shall ensure that all aspects of surface water
drainage are effectively taken care of in their planning, design and implementation of the
development proposals.
943 Controlled Poisons (Amendment) Rules 2019 The Ninth Schedule Fees is amended
Chemicals S 100/2019 for the application for a license issued
Effective date: 2 April 2019 under the Poisons Act.
Amendment of Ninth Schedule

2) The Ninth Schedule to the Poisons Rules (R 1) is amended —
a) by deleting “$260” in paragraph 1 and substituting “$268”;
b) by deleting “$100” in paragraph 3 and substituting “$103”; and
c) by deleting paragraph 4 and substituting the following paragraph:

“4. The fee for making any amendment to a licence on any one occasion in respect of any
poison included in the Poisons List is $36.”.
944 Safety and Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Act 2019 This Amendment Act seeks to
Health AS 8/2019 (Act No 5 of 2019) strengthen the surveillance, prevention
Effective date: 25 March 2019 and control of infectious diseases and
to facilitate national public health
Amendment of section 2 research.
2) Section 2 of the Infectious Diseases Act (called in this Act the principal Act) is amended —
a) by deleting the definition of “AIDS” and substituting the following definition:
““appropriate Minister” means —
a) in the following cases, the Minister charged with the responsibility for health and
sanitary measures in relation to vessels, aircraft, vehicles and persons entering or
leaving Singapore:
i) the establishment of any advisory committee for the purpose of giving advice to the
Director-General under section 5;
ii) any purpose relating to sections 28, 29 and 33 to 45, including the making of
subsidiary legislation in relation to any of those sections; or
b) in any other case, the Minister charged with the responsibility for regulation of diseases
and disease control;”;
b) by inserting, immediately after the definition of “contact”, the following definition:
““contact tracing measure” means any measure to facilitate the tracing of contacts of an
infectious disease;”;
c) by inserting, immediately after the definition of “HIV Infection”, the following definition:
““individually-identifiable”, when used to describe information or samples pertaining to a
person, means that the identity of that person can be readily discovered or ascertained from
that information or sample;”;
d) by inserting, immediately after the definition of “master”, the following definition:
““medical examination” includes the carrying out by a person (called the examiner) of any of
the measures mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f), with a view to ascertaining a person’s state
of health, whether or not the examiner is present with the person being examined:
a) physical examination of the person;
b) obtaining the person’s bodily 20 samples;
c) obtaining images of, or measuring, the person’s physiology;
d) measuring or monitoring the person’s physiological signs;
e) obtaining the clinical history of the person;

f) a measure to facilitate the carrying out of anything in paragraphs (a) to (e);”;

e) by deleting the definition of “Minister”; and
f) by deleting the definition of “surveillance” and substituting the following definition:
““surveillance” means subjecting a person or persons to medical examinations or
observations carried out over a period of time (whether or not continuously) and includes
carrying out any measures to facilitate those medical examinations or observations;”.
Amendment of section 3
3) Section 3 of the principal Act is amended — Section 3 is amended to clarify the
a) by deleting the word “Minister” in subsections (1) and (2) and substituting in each case the division of the responsibilities of the
words “appropriate Minister”; Director of Medical Services and the
b) by deleting the words “and VI” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “, VI and VIIA and Director‑General of the Public Health
sections 26, 27,31, 32, 45A and 45B”; for the administration of the Act.
c) by inserting, immediately after the words “Part V” in subsection (2), the words “, except
sections 26, 27, 31, 32, 45A and 45B”; and
d) by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsection:
“(5) To avoid doubt, Part V does not prevent the exercise of any power conferred by
another Part in relation to any vessel, person or article to which Part V applies.”.
4) Section 6 of the principal Act is amended — Section 6 is amended to require a
a) by deleting the words “an infectious disease” in subsections (1), (2) and (6) and substituting person in a prescribed class who is
in each case the words “a prescribed infectious disease”; aware or suspects that another person
b) by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection: is suffering from, or is a carrier of, a
“(3) A person in a prescribed class, who is aware or suspects that — prescribed infectious disease or has
a) another person is suffering from, or is a carrier of, a prescribed infectious disease; or died whilst suffering from, or being a
b) another person has died whilst suffering from, or being a carrier of, a prescribed carrier of, a prescribed infectious
infectious disease, disease, to notify the Director of those
must notify the Director, within the prescribed time and in such form or manner as the Director facts.
may require, of the fact in paragraph (a) or (b), as the case may be.”; and
c) by inserting, immediately after the words “Notification of” in the section heading, the word
“prescribed”.
5) Section 7(2) of the principal Act is amended by deleting paragraphs (a) and (b) and substituting Section 7 is to clarify that the Director
the following paragraphs: may specify the times within which or

a) “to furnish the Director, within or at the times and in the form or manner the Director specifies, at which, the form and manner in
with any of the following where the Director requires: which, information or samples are to be
1) any information (known to the person at those times); furnished to the Director under
2) any sample of any substance or matter in the possession or control of that person at those subsection (2)(a), and the times at
times, whether obtained under this Act or otherwise; and which a person must submit to a
b) to submit to a medical examination at the times the Director specifies.”. medical examination under subsection
(2)(b).
6) Section 17 of the principal Act is amended — Section 17 is amended to make a
a) by deleting the word “Minister” in subsections (1) and (2) and substituting in each case the consequential amendment to refer to
words “appropriate Minister”; and the “appropriate Minister”, and to clarify
b) by deleting the words “outbreak or spread” in subsection (1) and substituting the words that the power under subsection (1)
“spread or possible outbreak”. applies for the purpose of preventing
the spread or possible outbreak of an
New section 19A infectious disease.
7) The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 19, the following section:
Surveillance and contact tracing measures at premises A new section 19A is added to allow
19A.— the Director to allow a Health Officer or
1) If the Director is satisfied that any surveillance or contact tracing measure is necessary to a person authorised by the Health
prevent the spread or possible outbreak of any infectious disease at or in the vicinity of any Officer to conduct the surveillance or
premises, the Director may, by written notice, direct any person in charge of the premises to contact tracing measures at the
— premises, or to facilitate that conduct
a) conduct any surveillance or contact tracing measure at the premises as specified in by a Health Officer or a person
the notice; authorised by the Health Officer. This
b) allow any Health Officer, or any person authorised by a Health Officer, to conduct any is in the case the Director is satisfied
surveillance or contact tracing measure at the premises as specified in the notice; or that any surveillance or contact tracing
c) facilitate the conduct of the surveillance or contact tracing measure by any Health measure is necessary to prevent the
Officer or person authorised by a Health Officer mentioned in paragraph (b). spread or possible outbreak of any
2) Any person in charge of the premises who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with infectious disease, to direct (by written
any direction to the person in a written notice under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence. notice) any person in charge of any
3) Without limiting subsection (2), where any direction in a written notice under subsection (1) premises to conduct surveillance or
has not been complied with in relation to any premises, the Director or a Health Officer may, contact tracing measures at the
after giving reasonable notice, and without warrant and using such force as may be premises.
necessary, do all or any of the following:
a) enter the premises; The Director or a Health Officer may
enter the premises and take any

b) take or cause to be taken such measures at the premises as specified in the written measures that have not been complied
notice. with, and recover the reasonable costs
4) The costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Director or a Health Officer under and expenses so incurred from the
subsection (3) may be recovered as a debt due to the Government from the person in default. person in default.
5) In this section, “person in charge of the premises” includes —
a) any occupier, lessee or person who is responsible for the management of the
premises; or any manager, assistant manager or supervisor of the premises or any
person holding an analogous appointment.”.
Repeal and re-enactment of section 21

8) Section 21 of the principal Act is repealed, and the following section substituted therefor: Section 21 is repealed and re‑enacted
Control of occupation, trade or business to allow the Director to direct the
21.— relevant persons to take preventative
1) The Director may give a direction to — action that the Director reasonably
a) any person who is a case or carrier of an infectious disease and is carrying on or may believes is necessary to prevent the
carry on any occupation, trade or business; or possible outbreak or prevent or reduce
b) any person carrying on any occupation, trade or business in a manner as is likely to the spread of the infectious disease:
cause the spread of any infectious disease,
about the taking of preventative action that the Director reasonably believes is necessary to
prevent the possible outbreak or prevent or reduce the spread of the infectious disease.
2) Without limiting subsection (1), “preventative action”, in the case of a direction given to a
person carrying on or who may carry on any occupation, trade or business, includes
requiring the person to do any one or more of the following:
a) to stop carrying on, or not carry on, the occupation, trade or business during a period
of time specified in the direction;
b) take specified steps within a period of time specified in the direction, to ensure that the
occupation, trade or business is conducted in compliance with conditions specified in
the direction;
c) until the action in paragraphs (a) and (b) are complied with, to ensure —
i) the premises at which the occupation, trade or business is or may be conducted is,
for the period of time that is specified in the direction, not used for any activity;
ii) any vehicle, plant, article, machinery or equipment on those premises is, for the
period of time that is specified in the direction, not used, moved, sold or otherwise
handled; or

iii) any vehicle, plant, article, machinery or equipment on those premises’ and
specified in the direction is, for the period of time that is specified in the direction,
not removed from those premises, for any purpose or in any circumstances
specified in the direction.
3) If a person refuses or fails to comply with any requirement of a direction given to that person
under subsection (1), the Director may —
a) take any steps reasonably necessary to ensure control of the premises at which an
occupation, trade or business is or may be conducted or any vehicle, plant, article,
machinery or equipment on those premises, including entry to a place or vehicle
without warrant and with the use of necessary force; and
b) carry out the requirement, and recover the costs and expenses reasonably incurred in
carrying out the requirement as a debt due from that person.
4) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any requirement of a direction
given to that person under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
5) A person given a direction under subsection (1) may, within 7 days after the direction is
given, appeal against the direction to the appropriate Minister, whose decision is final.
6) A direction under subsection (1) takes effect despite any appeal under subsection (5),
unless the appropriate Minister otherwise directs.”.
Amendment of section 21A

9) Section 21A of the principal Act is amended — Section 21A is amended to provide a
a) by deleting the words “Fifth Schedule” in subsections (1), (2), (3) and (6) and substituting in defense to an offence for contravening
each case the words “Second Schedule”; where the accused proves, on a
b) by deleting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsection: balance of probabilities, that the
“(5) In proceedings for an offence under subsection (4) for contravening subsection (1) or (2), accused’s presence or conduct in the
it is a defence for the accused to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that the accused’s place was necessary for the purpose of
presence or conduct in the place mentioned in subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be — obtaining medical treatment or was
a) was necessary for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment; or authorised by the Director.
b) was authorised by the Director.”; and Section 21A now applies to the
c) by deleting the words “subsection (5)” in subsection (6) and substituting the words dangerous infectious diseases listed in
“subsection (5)(a)”. the Second Schedule.
New section 21B A new Section 21B is added to allow

10) The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 21A, the following section: the appropriate Minister, by written
“Order to disseminate health advisory order, to direct any relevant operator to
21B.— disseminate a health advisory to a
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1) The appropriate Minister may, for the purpose of preventing the spread or possible outbreak relevant person for the purpose of
of any infectious disease in Singapore, or the spread of any infectious disease into preventing the spread or possible
Singapore or from Singapore to outside Singapore, by written order, direct any relevant outbreak of any infectious disease in
operator — Singapore or the spread of any
a) to disseminate any health advisory, in such form and manner as the Director may infectious disease into Singapore or
require, to any relevant person specified in the order; from Singapore to outside Singapore.
b) to provide any information, in the possession or control of the relevant operator, to the
Director to facilitate the Director or any other person in the dissemination of a health
advisory to a relevant person; or
c) to provide any information, in the possession or control of the relevant operator, to
another relevant operator who is required to disseminate a health advisory under
paragraph (a), to facilitate in the dissemination of the health advisory.
2) The Director may disclose any information obtained from a relevant operator under
subsection (1)(b) to another relevant operator who is required to disseminate a health
advisory under subsection (1)(a), to facilitate in the dissemination of the health advisory.
3) The Director may impose conditions as to the use of any information provided or disclosed
to any relevant operator under subsection (1)(c) or (2).
4) Any relevant operator who, without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails to comply with —
a) an order under subsection (1); or
b) a condition under subsection (3), shall be guilty of an offence.
5) This section does not affect any other right of disclosure a relevant operator may have under
any written law or rule of law.”.
Deletion and substitution of heading to Part V

11) Part V of the principal Act is amended by deleting the Part heading and substituting the following Part V heading is amended to reflect
Part heading: the expanded scope of that Part.
“PREVENTION OF INTERNATIONAL SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES”.
Repeal of section 30
12) Section 30 of the principal Act is repealed. Section 30 is repealed as it is obsolete.
13) Section 31(3) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “who refuses or fails to comply Section 31 is amended to allow the
with subsection (2)” and substituting the words “who arrives in Singapore in contravention of Port Health Officer to return a person
subsection (1)”. to the person’s place of origin.
Amendment of section 45 Section 45 is amended by deleting the

14) Section 45(1) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the word “medical” in paragraph (a). word “medical” as section 2 defines
“surveillance.
New sections 45A and 45B
15) The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 45, the following sections: New sections 45A and 45B are added.
Medical examination of persons arriving in Singapore Section 45A allows the Director, for the
45A.— purpose of preventing the spread or
1) The Director may, for the purpose of preventing the spread or possible outbreak of any possible outbreak of any infectious
infectious disease in Singapore, by written order, require all or any persons arriving in disease in Singapore, to require by
Singapore to undergo any medical examination specified in the order. written order all or any persons arriving
2) Any person given an order under subsection (1) who, without reasonable excuse, refuses in Singapore to undergo any medical
or fails to comply with the order shall be guilty of an offence. examination.
Medical examination of persons leaving Singapore during public health emergency Section 45B empowers the appropriate
45B.— Minister, during a public health
1) During a public health emergency relating to an outbreak of an infectious disease declared emergency relating to an outbreak of
under section 17A (1), the appropriate Minister may, for the purpose of preventing the an infectious disease to require (by
spread of that infectious disease out of Singapore, by written order, require all or any written order in the Gazette for general
persons leaving Singapore to undergo any medical examination specified in the order. information) all or any persons leaving
2) Any person given an order under subsection (1) who, without reasonable excuse, refuses Singapore to undergo any medical
or fails to comply with the order shall be guilty of an offence. examination.
3) Notice of the appropriate Minister’s written order must be published in the Gazette for
general information.”.
16) Section 47 of the principal Act is amended — Section 47 is amended to confer the
a) by inserting, immediately after the words “an outbreak” in subsection (1), the words “or a existing power to order certain persons
suspected outbreak”; and to undergo vaccination or prophylaxis
b) by deleting the word “Minister” wherever it appears in subsections (1), (2) and (4) and on the Director.
substituting in each case the word “Director”.
17) Section 55(1) of the principal Act is amended — Section 55 is amended to clarify that
a) by deleting the words “a possible outbreak or the spread” and substituting the words “the the Director or Health Officer may
spread or possible outbreak”; specify the time within, and the form
and manner in which the requirement
b) by deleting the words “and may” in paragraph (e) and substituting the words “within such time to furnish information or to produce a
and in such form or manner as the Director or Health Officer may specify and may”; and book, document or record under is to
c) by inserting, immediately after the word “spread” in paragraph (h)(ii), the words “or possible be complied with, in the case of a likely
outbreak”. spread of outbreak of an infectious
disease.
18) Section 55A (1) of the principal Act is amended — Section 55A is amended to confer the
a) by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (a); and power to seize any book, document or
b) by deleting paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraphs: record produced under paragraph (a)
b) at any time without warrant and with such force as may be necessary, stop, board, or found in any premises or
enter, inspect and search any premises or conveyance; conveyance mentioned in the new
c) take samples of or seize any substance or matter found in any premises or conveyance paragraph (b).
mentioned in paragraph (b); and
d) seize any book, document or record produced under paragraph (a) or found in any
premises or conveyance mentioned in paragraph (b).”.
New section 55B

19) The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 55A, the following section: Section 55B is added to provide for the
“Disposal of document, substance or matter disposal of any document, substance
55B.— or matter produced, taken or seized
1) Any book, document, record, sample, substance or matter (called in this section the under the Act.
document, substance or matter) produced, taken or seized under this Act must —
a) where the document, substance or matter is produced in any criminal trial, be dealt
with in accordance with section 364(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68);
b) where the owner of the document, substance or matter consents to its disposal, be
deemed to be forfeited; or
c) in any other case, be returned to the owner or reported to a Magistrate’s Court.
2) Where a document, substance or matter is reported to a Magistrate’s Court under
subsection (1)(c), the Magistrate’s Court may order the document, substance or matter —
a) to be forfeited; or
b) to be disposed of in such manner as the Magistrate’s Court thinks fit.
3) Subject to any order to the contrary by the Magistrate’s Court, if the document, substance
or matter is forfeited or deemed to be forfeited under this section, the document, substance
or matter must be delivered to the Director and must be disposed of in such manner as the
Director thinks fit.
4) This section does not affect any right to retain or dispose of property which may exist in law
apart from this section.”.
20) Section 56 of the principal Act is amended — Section 56 is amended to apply the
a) by deleting the word “or” at the end of subsection (3)(a); power of arrest under subsection (3) to
b) by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (b) of subsection (3) and substituting the word a person who attempts to leave
“; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph: Singapore, while being required to
“(c) being required to comply with any requirement mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b), attempts comply with the requirement, namely, a
to leave Singapore without the approval of the Director.”; requirement to be isolated, or to
c) by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection: “(3A) Any person who, undergo or submit to any surveillance,
being required to comply with any requirement mentioned in subsection (3)(a) or (b), attempts medical examination or medical
to leave Singapore without the approval of the Director shall be guilty of an offence.”; and treatment, under the Act), without the
d) by deleting the words “Where a person who has failed to comply with any of the requirements approval of the Director. A new
referred to in subsection (3)(a) or (b) is unable to do so by reason of his age or any infirmity subsection (3A) is inserted which
of body or mind, the police officer or Health Officer may, instead of arresting that person” in provides that such a person is guilty of
subsection (7) and substituting the words “A police officer or Health Officer may, instead of an offence.
arresting a person mentioned in subsection (3)”.

21) Section 57A of the principal Act is amended — Section 57A is amended to allow the
a) by deleting paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph: Director to disclose information
“(a) to any person if the disclosure is necessary for the person to take measures to prevent obtained under the Act which identifies
the spread or possible outbreak of the infectious disease; or”; any person who is, or is suspected to
b) by deleting the words “subsection (1)(a)(i)” in subsection (2) and substituting the words be, a case or carrier or contact of an
“subsection (1)(a)”; infectious disease to any person, if the
c) by deleting subsection (3); disclosure is necessary for that person
d) by deleting the words “or (3)” in subsection (5)(a); and to take measures to prevent the spread
e) by inserting, immediately after the word “information” in the section heading, the words “by or possible outbreak of any infectious
Director”. disease.
New section 57B

22) The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 57A, the following section: The new section 57B does not affect
“Disclosure of information to prevent spread or possible outbreak of infectious disease, any other right of disclosure under any
etc., as authorised by Director written law or rule of law. A “healthcare
57B.— provider” or “specified recipient” must
1) The Director may, by written notice, authorise a healthcare provider to disclose to a specified be a person who provides a prescribed
recipient information, which identifies any person as — healthcare service.
a) a case or carrier or contact of an infectious disease (called in this section the affected
person); or
b) being suspected to be an affected person, to enable the specified recipient to take the
necessary measures to prevent the spread or possible outbreak of the infectious
disease.
2) The Director may, in authorising the disclosure of any information under subsection (1) by
a healthcare provider, impose such conditions on the healthcare provider or the specified
recipient of that information, and the healthcare provider or specified recipient (as the case
may be) must comply with such conditions.
3) A specified recipient of information provided under subsection (1) may disclose that
information to another person providing a prescribed healthcare service to an affected
person on behalf of the specified recipient, or use that information, only to the extent
necessary to take the necessary measures to prevent the spread or possible outbreak of
that infectious disease, but not otherwise.
4) Any person who, without reasonable excuse —
a) fails to comply with any condition imposed under subsection (2); or
b) contravenes subsection (3), shall be guilty of an offence.
5) This section does not affect any other right of disclosure under any written law or rule of
law.
6) In this section —
“healthcare provider” means any person that provides a prescribed healthcare service;
“prescribed healthcare service” means any healthcare service prescribed for the purposes
of this section;
“specified recipient” means any person that provides a prescribed healthcare service to an
affected person.”.

23) Section 59A of the principal Act is amended — Section 59A is amended to clarify that
a) by deleting the words “such public health research as he thinks” in subsection (1) and “national public health research”
substituting the words “any research that the Director thinks is”; includes any research that the Director
b) by deleting the word “Minister” wherever it appears in subsection (1)(b) and substituting in decides to undertake or facilitate. This
each case the words “appropriate Minister”; allows the Director to permit the use
and transfer of any individual
c) by deleting the words “public health research under subsection (1), the Director shall consider information and samples for the
—” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “research under subsection (1), the Director purpose of public health research.
must consider the extent to which all or any of the following factors exist:”;
d) by deleting the word “and” at the end of subsection (2)(b);
e) by deleting the words “research under subsection (1)” in subsection (3) and substituting the
words “national public health research”;
f) by deleting the word “and” at the end of subsection (3)(a)(ii);
g) by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (b) of subsection (3) and substituting the word
“; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:
“(c) use any other information or samples obtained by the Director under this Act.”;
h) by inserting, immediately after the words “to the Director” in subsection (4), the words “, unless
the Director directs otherwise”;
i) by deleting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsections:
“(5) For the purpose of any national public health research, the Director may do all or any of
the following:
a) send any information or sample received by the Director under this Act to a third party
to carry out such test, examination or analysis as the Director may consider necessary;
b) provide any information or sample received by the Director under this Act to a third
party who is engaged in any national public health research;
c) impose such conditions as the Director thinks fit on the third party mentioned in
paragraph (a) or (b).
(5A) If the Director is satisfied that any national public health research can be carried out
only if any individually-identifiable information or individually-identifiable human sample is
provided under this section, the Director may require, use, send or provide that individually-
identifiable information or individually-identifiable human sample under this section for the
purposes of the national public health research.”; and
j) by inserting, immediately after the definition of “human sample” in subsection (7), the following
definition:
““national public health research” means any research that the Director decides to undertake
or facilitate under subsection (1);”.

24) Section 67 of the principal Act is repealed, and the following section substituted therefor: Section 67 is repealed and re‑enacted
Protection from personal liability as Protection from personal liability for
67. No liability shall lie personally against the Director, the Director-General, any Health consistency with the standard
Officer, any Port Health Officer, any police officer or any authorised person mentioned in provision found in other Acts. This
section 17A(7) who, acting in good faith and with reasonable care, does or omits to do protects such persons from disciplinary
anything in the execution or purported execution of this Act.”. action or liability under other written
laws.
New sections 67A, 67B and 67C
25) The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 67, the following sections: New section 67A confers immunity
Immunity from liability for disclosure from liability arising by virtue merely of
67A. No person commits an offence under any written law or any breach of confidence, incurs disclosing information or providing
any civil liability or is liable to any disciplinary action by a professional body, by virtue merely of anything, in good faith and with
disclosing any information or providing anything, in good faith and with reasonable care — reasonable care, in accordance with
a) in accordance with any requirement under this Act; or any requirement under the Act or as
b) as authorised by the Director under section 57B. authorised by the Director.
Offences by corporations
67B.—
1) Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of New section 67B (Offence by
mind of a corporation in relation to a particular conduct, evidence that — corporations) and section 67C
a) an officer, employee or agent of the corporation engaged in that conduct within the (Offences by unincorporated
scope of his actual or apparent authority; and associations or partnerships) are
b) the officer, employee or agent had that state of mind, is evidence that the corporation added to be consistent with the
had that state of mind. standard provisions found in other
2) Where a corporation commits an offence under this Act, a person — Acts.
a) who is —
i) an officer of the corporation, or a member of a corporation (in the case where the
affairs of the corporation are managed by its members); or
ii) an individual involved in the management of the corporation and in a position to
influence the conduct of the corporation in relation to the commission of the
offence; and
b) who —
i) consented or connived, or conspired with others, to effect the commission of the
offence;
ii) is in any other way, whether by act or omission, knowingly concerned in, or is party
to, the commission of the offence by the corporation; or
iii) knew or ought reasonably to have known that the offence by the corporation (or an
offence of the same type) would be or is being committed and failed to take all
reasonable steps to prevent or stop the commission of that offence, shall be guilty
of that same offence as is the corporation, and shall be liable on conviction to be

punished accordingly.
3) A person mentioned in subsection (2) may rely on a defence that would be available to the
corporation if it were charged with the offence with which the person is charged and, in doing
so, the person bears the same burden of proof that the corporation would bear.
4) To avoid doubt, this section does not affect the application of —
a) Chapters V and VA of the Penal Code (Cap. 224); or
b) the Evidence Act (Cap. 97) or any other law or practice regarding the admissibility of
evidence.
5) To avoid doubt, subsection (2) also does not affect the liability of the corporation for an
offence under this Act and applies whether or not the corporation is convicted of the offence.
“corporation” includes a limited liability partnership within the meaning of section 2(1) of the
Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Cap. 163A);
“officer”, in relation to a corporation, means any director, partner, chief executive, manager,
secretary or other similar officer of the corporation, and includes any person purporting to
act in any such capacity;
“state of mind” of a person includes —
a) the knowledge, intention, opinion, belief or purpose of the person; and
b) the person’s reasons for the intention, opinion, belief or purpose.
Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships

67C.—
1) Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of
mind of an unincorporated association or a partnership in relation to a particular conduct,
evidence that —
a) an employee or agent of the unincorporated association or the partnership engaged in
that conduct within the scope of his actual or apparent authority; and
b) the employee or agent had that state of mind, is evidence that the unincorporated
association or partnership had that state of mind.
2) Where an unincorporated association or a partnership commits an offence under this Act, a
person —
a) who is —
i) an officer of the unincorporated association or a member of its governing body;
ii) a partner in the partnership; or
iii) an individual involved in the management of the unincorporated association or

partnership and in a position to influence the conduct of the unincorporated
association or partnership (as the case may be) in relation to the commission of
the offence; and
b) who —
i) consented or connived, or conspired with others, to effect the commission of the
offence;
ii) is in any other way, whether by act or omission, knowingly concerned in, or is party
to, the commission of the offence by the unincorporated association or partnership;
or
iii) knew or ought reasonably to have known that
iv) the offence by the unincorporated association or partnership (or an offence of the
same type) would be or is being committed, and failed to take all reasonable steps
to prevent or stop the commission of that offence,
shall be guilty of the same offence as is that unincorporated association or partnership and
shall be liable on conviction to be punished accordingly.
3) A person mentioned in subsection (2) may rely on a defence that would be available to the
unincorporated association or partnership if it were charged with the offence with which the
person is charged and, in doing so, the person bears the same burden of proof that the
unincorporated association or partnership would bear.
4) To avoid doubt, this section does not affect the application of —
a) Chapters V and VA of the Penal Code; or
b) the Evidence Act or any other law or practice regarding the admissibility of evidence.
5) To avoid doubt, subsection (2) also does not affect the liability of an unincorporated
association or a partnership for an offence under this Act and applies whether or not the
unincorporated association or partnership is convicted of the offence.
“officer”, in relation to an unincorporated association (other than a partnership), means the
president, the secretary, or any member of the committee of the unincorporated association,
and includes —
a) any person holding a position analogous to that of president, secretary or member of
a committee of the unincorporated association; and
b) any person purporting to act in any such capacity;
“partner” includes a person purporting to act as a partner;
“state of mind” of a person includes —
a) the knowledge, intention, opinion, belief or purpose of the person; and
b) the person’s reasons for the intention, opinion, belief or purpose.”.

26) Section 68 of the principal Act is repealed, and the following section substituted therefor: Section 68 is repealed and is replaced.
“Composition of offences This authorizes the Director to
68.— compound any offence under this act
1) The Director may compound any offence under this Act that is not mentioned in subsection that is dictated as a compoundable
(2) but is prescribed as a compoundable offence by the appropriate Minister under section offence in section 73 by the
73, by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a appropriate Minister.
sum described in subsection (3).
2) The Director-General may compound any offence under sections 28, 29 and 33 to 45 and
that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by the appropriate Minister under section 73,
by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum
described in subsection (3).
3) The composition sum for the purposes of compounding a compoundable offence under
subsection (1) or (2) is a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:
a) one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;
b) $5,000.
4) On payment of such sum of money, no further proceeding are to be taken against that
person in respect of the offence.
5) All sums collected under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.”.
27) Section 73 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the Section 73 is amended to provide that
following subsection: the appropriate Minister may, in
“(4) The appropriate Minister may, in making regulations, specify — making regulations, specify certain
a) different prescribed times and prescribed infectious diseases in relation to different matters for the purposes of sections 6
classes of persons who are required to notify the Director under section 6; and and 21B.
b) for the purposes of section 21B —
i) the relevant operators;
ii) the classes of relevant persons to whom a relevant operator may be required to
disseminate any health advisory; and
iii) the types of information that may be obtained from different classes of relevant
operators.”.
Repeal and re-enactment of Second Schedule
28) The Second Schedule to the principal Act is repealed and the following Schedule substituted The Second Schedule is repealed and
therefor: re‑enacted which specifies “dangerous
“SECOND SCHEDULE infectious diseases”.
Sections 2 and 21A 5
DANGEROUS INFECTIOUS DISEASES
1) Ebola.
2) Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection (MERS-CoV).
3) Plague.
4) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
5) Yellow fever.”.
Repeal of Fifth and Sixth Schedules

29) The Fifth and Sixth Schedules to the principal Act are repealed. The Fifth Schedule and Sixth Schedule
are repealed.
Miscellaneous amendments
30) The principal Act is amended —
a) by deleting the words “the Minister” in section 5 and substituting the words “the appropriate
Minister”;
b) by deleting the word “Minister” in the following sections and substituting in each case the Consequential amendments to refer to
words “appropriate Minister”: the “appropriate Minister”
1) section 7(1)(b);
2) section 10(1)(b);
3) section 17A (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5);
4) section 18(6) and (7);
7) section 25(1)(k);
10) section 54;
11) section 58(1);
c) by inserting, immediately after the word “spread” in sections 9(b), 10(1) and 73(2)(h), the This clarifies that sections 9(b), 10(1)
words “or possible outbreak”; and 73(2)(h) also apply to a possible
d) by deleting the words “notice in writing” in the following provisions and substituting in each outbreak of an infectious disease.
case the words “written notice”:
1) section 12(1);
2) section 18(1); The phrase “notice in writing” is

3) section 19(1) and (2); replaced with “written notice” in the
4) section 20(1A); following sections for brevity.
5) section 55(1)(f) and (2)(a);
e) by deleting the words “AIDS AND” in the heading of Part IV;
f) by deleting the words “AIDS or” wherever they appear in the following provisions:
1) section 22(1);
2) section 23(1), (2) and (5);
3) section 24(1) and (1A);
4) section 25(1);
5) section 25A (1), (3), (7) and (10);
6) the section headings of sections 22, 23 and 24; and
g) by deleting the word “AIDS,” in the section heading of section 25.
Saving and transitional provision

31) For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision of this Act, the Minister This empowers the Minister charged
charged with the responsibility for regulation of diseases and disease control may, by regulations, with the responsibility for regulation of
prescribe such provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that diseases and disease control to make
provision as the Minister may consider necessary or expedient. regulations of a saving and transitional
nature.
945 Resource Public Utilities (Water Supply) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Conservation S 112/2019
Effective date: 1 March 2019
Amendment of regulation 9
2) Regulation 9 of the Public Utilities (Water Supply) Regulations (Rg 5) (called in these Regulations Regulation 9 is amended to requires
the principal Regulations) is amended –– any water fitting for use in any water
a) by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraph: service installation to be tested or
“(1) The Board may, by notice in writing, require any person who –– examined by an accredited laboratory
a) installs or offers or advertises to install; or or other testing laboratory that is
b) supplies or offers, displays or advertises for supply, allowed by the PUB. A product
any water fitting for use in any water service installation to have the water fitting tested or certification body no longer qualifies to
examined by an accredited laboratory or such other testing laboratory as the Board may allow, test or examine water fittings.
and such person must deliver samples of the water fitting to the accredited laboratory or testing
laboratory within the time specified in the notice.”; and
b) by deleting the words “product certification body” in paragraph (2) and substituting the words
“accredited laboratory”.
New Division heading of Part IVA

3) The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately above regulation 40B, the
following Division heading:
“Division 1 –– General”.
Amendment of regulation 40B

4) Regulation 40B of the principal Regulations is amended ––
a) by inserting, immediately before the definition of “business activity”, the following definition:
““appointed qualifying consumer”, in relation to qualifying consumers under regulation 40C
(4), means an appointed qualifying consumer under regulation 40CA;”;
b) by deleting the word “qualifying” wherever it appears in the definition of “chief executive”;
c) by deleting the definition of “former qualifying consumer and substituting the following
definition:
““construction site” means any premises where the business activity of the consumer
comprises wholly of construction, being any one or more of the following:
i) the erection, construction, alteration, repair or maintenance of buildings, structures or
roads;
ii) the breaking up, opening or boring under any road or adjacent land in connection with
the construction, inspection, maintenance or removal of works;
iii) piling, demolition or dredging works;
iv) any other work of engineering construction;”;
d) by deleting the definition of “qualifying consumer” and substituting the following definition:
““qualifying consumer” means ––
i) in relation to any year before the year 2019, a consumer that satisfied the requirements
specified in regulation 40C (1) as in force immediately before 1 March 2019; and
ii) in relation to the year 2019 or any subsequent year, a qualifying consumer under
regulation 40C;”;
e) by deleting the definition of “regulatory period”;
f) by deleting the definition of “representative” and substituting the following definition:
““specified consumer” means a specified consumer under regulation 40BA;”;
g) by inserting, immediately after the definition of “water balance chart”, the following definition:
““water efficiency manager”, in relation to a qualifying consumer, means a person

appointed by the qualifying consumer as its water efficiency manager under regulation
40GA;”; and
h) by deleting the definition of “water use threshold” and substituting the following definition:
““water use threshold” means 60,000 cubic metres.”.
New regulations 40BA and 40BB New regulations 40BA and 40BB are
5) The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 40B, the added to define “Specified consumer”
following Division heading and regulations: and the submission of information and
“Division 2 –– Specified consumers documents by specified consumer.
Specified consumer “Specified consumer” is any consumer

40BA. –– that holds water accounts with PUB for
1) A consumer is, for any year (T), a specified consumer in accordance with this regulation. water supplied to the site by PUB.
2) A consumer is, for year T, a specified consumer for a site if ––
a) at any time in year T – 1, the consumer held one or more water accounts with the
Board for water supplied by the Board to the site;
b) the water was used in connection with any business activity carried out at the site
(whether or not by the consumer); and
c) in year T – 1, the volume in aggregate of water supplied at the site under the water
account or water accounts attained the water use threshold (or higher).
3) A consumer is, for year T, a specified consumer for 2 or more sites if ––
a) at any time in year T – 1, the consumer held 2 or more water accounts with the Board
for water supplied by the Board to those sites;
b) the water was used in connection with the same type of business activity carried out
at the sites by the consumer (whether or not the consumer carried on any other type
of business activity at any of those sites); and
c) in year T – 1, the volume in aggregate of water supplied at the sites under the water
accounts attained the water use threshold (or higher).
4) Each of 2 or more consumers is, for year T, a specified consumer for a site if ––
a) at any time in year T – 1, the consumers each held one or more water accounts with
the Board for water supplied by the Board to the site;
b) the water was used in connection with the same type of business activity carried out
at the site by each of the consumers (whether or not any of the consumers carried on
any other type of business activity at the site);
c) in year T – 1, the volume in aggregate of water supplied at the site under the water
accounts to the consumers attains the water use threshold (or higher); and
d) the Board notifies the consumers in writing that sub‑paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) apply
to them for year T – 1.
5) Where (but for this paragraph) paragraph (2), and paragraph (3) or (4), apply to a consumer,
then the consumer is a specified consumer only under paragraph (3) or (4), as the case
may be.
Submission of information and documents by specified consumer
40BB. ––
1) Where regulation 40BA (2) or (3) applies, the specified consumer mentioned in those Specified consumer shall submit the
paragraphs must submit to the Board, in accordance with paragraph (6), the information information and documents in
and documents mentioned in that paragraph for the site or sites (as the case may be), if –– accordance with Regulation 40BB.
a) the consumer was not, for year T – 1, a qualifying consumer for the site or sites; or the
b) consumer supplied water in year T – 1 to another person at the site or at any of the
sites.
2) Paragraph (1) does not apply if, before 1 April of year T, the consumer ceases the business
activity at the site or all the sites in respect of which the consumer is a specified consumer.
3) Where regulation 40BA (4) applies, all the specified consumers mentioned in that paragraph
must appoint, for year T, one from among them as the appointed specified consumer to
submit to the Board on their behalf the information and documents required of them under
paragraph (4).
4) The specified consumers mentioned in regulation 40BA (4) must each submit to the Board,
through the appointed specified consumer and in accordance with paragraph (6), the
information and documents mentioned in that paragraph for the site, if ––
a) any one of the consumers was not a qualifying consumer in year T – 1; or
b) any one of the consumers supplied water in the year T – 1 to another person at the
site.
5) Paragraph (4) does not apply if, before 1 April of year T, all the consumers cease the
business activity at the site in respect of which the consumers are specified consumers for
year T.
6) The information and documents mentioned in paragraph (1) or (4) must ––
a) be submitted to the Board ––
i) before 1 April of year T (or such later date as the Board may allow in any particular
case);
ii) through the Board’s website at https://www.pub.gov.sg; and
iii) in the form specified by the Board; and
b) comprise the following:

i) the bills and other records (if any) showing the volume of each type of water
supplied to the specified consumer at the site or sites in question for year T – 1
(whether or not the water was supplied by the Board);
ii) if applicable, for water supplied by the specified consumer to another person at the
site or sites in question ––
A) the particulars of the other person; and
B) the volume of each type of water supplied to the other person;
C) such other information or documents required by the Board relating to the
water used at the site or sites in question
iii) such particulars (including contact details and a business profile) relating to the
specified consumer and site or sites in question, as may be specified in the form;
iv) a signed statement from the chief executive of the specified consumer in question,
that the information and documents submitted are accurate and complete.
7) A consumer that, without reasonable excuse, contravenes paragraph (1), (3) or (4) shall be
guilty of an offence.”.
Deletion and substitution of regulations 40C and 40D

6) Regulations 40C and 40D of the principal Regulations are deleted and the following Division
heading, and regulations substituted therefor:
“Division 3 –– Qualifying consumers Regulations 40C and 40D are deleted
Qualifying consumer and replaced under new Division 3 to
40C.–– specify “qualifying consumers” and the
1) A consumer is, for any year (T), a qualifying consumer in accordance with this regulation. submission of information and
2) A consumer is, for year T, a qualifying consumer for a site if –– documents by qualifying consumer.
a) at any time in year T – 1, T – 2 or T – 3, the consumer used water (whether or not
supplied by the Board) in carrying out any of the consumer’s business activities at the A qualifying consumer is any consumer
site; and that used water at or higher than the
b) in any one of the years mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), the volume of water used at water use threshold, when carrying out
the site attained the water use threshold (or higher), any business activities at the site.
c) unless, at any time in year T – 1, the consumer ceased all the business activities at
the site in connection with which the water was used.
3) A consumer is, for year T, a qualifying consumer for 2 or more sites if ––
a) at any time in year T – 1, T – 2 or T – 3, the consumer used water (whether or not
supplied by the Board) in carrying out the same type of business activity at those sites
(whether or not the consumer carried on any other type of business activity at any of
those sites); and
b) in any one of those years mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), the volume in aggregate of
water used by the consumer for that type of business activity at those sites attained
the water use threshold (or higher), unless, at any time in year T – 1, the consumer
ceased that type of business activity at all those sites.
4) Each of 2 or more consumers is, for year T, a qualifying consumer for a site if ––
a) at any time in year T – 1, T – 2 or T – 3, the consumers used water (whether or not
supplied by the Board) in carrying out the same type of business activity at the site
(whether or not any of the consumers carried on any other type of business activity at
the site);
b) in any one of the years mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), the volume in aggregate of
the water used by the consumers for that type of business activity at the site attained
the water use threshold (or higher); and
c) the Board notifies the consumers in writing that sub‑paragraphs (a) and (b) apply to
them.
5) Where (but for this paragraph) paragraph (2), and paragraph (3) or (4), apply to a consumer,
then the consumer is a qualifying consumer only under paragraph (3) or (4), as the case
may be.
Appointed qualifying consumer

40CA.––
1) Where 2 or more consumers are, for any year (T) ––
a) qualifying consumers for a site under regulation 40C (4); and A new section 40CA is added to specify
b) not specified consumers under regulation 40BA (4) for the site, “appointed qualifying consumers”. An
all the qualifying consumers mentioned in regulation 40C(4) must appoint, for year T, one from appointed qualifying consumer is a
among them as the appointed qualifying consumer to submit to the Board on their behalf the representative from a group of
information and documents required of them under regulations 40D(3) and 40H(2)(a) and the qualifying consumers to submit
water efficiency plan mentioned in regulation 40H(2)(c). information and documents on behalf
2) Where 2 or more consumers are, for any year (T) –– to PUB.
a) qualifying consumers for a site under regulation 40C (4); and
b) specified consumers under regulation 40BA (4) for the site,
then, the appointed specified consumer for those consumers under regulation 40BB (3) is, for
year T, the appointed qualifying consumer for the purposes of this Part.
3) A consumer that, without reasonable excuse, contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of
an offence.
Submission of information and documents by qualifying consumer

40D.––
1) Where regulation 40C (2) or (3) (as the case may be) applies, the consumer must submit to Qualifying consumer shall submit
the Board, in accordance with paragraph (5), the information and documents mentioned in information and documents in
that paragraph for the site or sites if the consumer –– accordance with Regulation 40D.
a) is not required, under regulation 40BB (1) or (2), to submit information or documents
for the site or sites in year T; and
b) was not a qualifying consumer for year T – 1.
2) Paragraph (1) does not apply if, before 1 May of year T, the consumer ceases the business
activity at the site or all the sites in respect of which the consumer is a qualifying consumer.
3) Where regulation 40C (4) applies, the consumers must each submit to the Board, through
the appointed qualifying consumer and in accordance with paragraph (5), the information
and documents mentioned in that paragraph for the site, if ––
a) the consumers are not required, under regulation 40BB (4), to submit information or
documents for the site in year T; and
b) any one of the consumers was not a qualifying consumer for the site in year T – 1.
4) Paragraph (3) does not apply if, before 1 May of year Tall the consumers cease the business
activity at the site in respect of which the consumers are qualifying consumers for year T.
5) The information and documents mentioned in paragraph (1) or (3) must ––
i) before 1 May of year T (or such later date as the Board may allow in any particular
case);
ii) through the Board’s website at https://www.pub.gov.sg; and
iii) in the form specified by the Board; and
b) comprise the following:
i) the bills and other records (if any) showing the volume of each type of water
supplied to the qualifying consumer at the site or sites in question for year T – 1
(whether or not the water was supplied by the Board);
ii) such other information or documents required by the Board relating to the water
used at the site or sites in question;
iii) such particulars (including contact details and a business profile) relating to the
qualifying consumer and site or sites in question, as may be specified in the form;
iv) a signed statement from the chief executive of the qualifying consumer in question,
that the information and documents submitted are accurate and complete.
6) A consumer that, without reasonable excuse, contravenes paragraph (1) or (3) shall be
guilty of an offence.”.
Amendment of regulation 40E

7) Regulation 40E of the principal Regulations is amended ––
a) by deleting paragraphs (1) and (2) and substituting the following paragraph: A consumer ceases to be a qualifying
“(1) A consumer who is a qualifying consumer under regulation 40C(2) or (3) for any year consumer the next year must notify
and is not or will not be such a qualifying consumer for the next year (called in this regulation PUB.
the year of cessation) must notify the Board of that fact in accordance with paragraphs (3)
and (4).”;
b) by deleting the words “paragraph (2)” in paragraphs (3), (5) and (6) and substituting in each
case the words “paragraph (1)”; and
c) by deleting sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph (3) and substituting the following sub-
paragraphs:
b) be accompanied by the information and documents specified in the form mentioned in The notification must be accompanied
sub-paragraph (a)(i) or as may be required by the Board and –– with bills, other records showing the
i) bills and other records (if any) showing the volume of each type of water supplied volume of water supplied for 3 years
for the 3 consecutive years preceding the year of cessation; or prior to the year of cessation and
ii) if the consumer is not or will not be a qualifying consumer in the year of cessation documentary evidence that business
due to the consumer having ceased (in the preceding year) the business activities activity has ceased.
at the site or sites in connection with which water was used, documentary evidence
that the consumer so ceased the business activity; and
c) be made ––
i) before 1 April of the year of cessation; or
ii) if sub-paragraph (b)(ii) applies, within 3 months after the consumer ceases the
business activities.”.
Deletion of regulation 40F Regulation 40F Register of qualifying

8) Regulation 40F of the principal Regulations is deleted. consumers, etc. is deleted.
New regulation 40GA A new regulation 40GA is added for the

9) The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 40G, the appointment of water efficiency
following regulation: manager. The water efficiency
Appointment of water efficiency manager manager must be appointed by a
40GA.–– qualifying consumer to help maintain
records that are kept by the qualifying
1) A qualifying consumer must appoint at least one water efficiency manager to assist the consumer and prepare a water
qualifying consumer with the following functions: efficiency plan for submission. The
a) to prepare the information and documents and water efficiency plan for submission qualifying consumer has to notify PUB
under regulation 40H; of the appointment or cessation of the
b) to maintain the records required under regulation 40J; water efficiency manager.
c) generally, to comply with the provisions of this Part.
2) A water efficiency manager need not be an employee of the qualifying consumer.
3) The qualifying consumer must not appoint any person as the qualifying consumer’s water
efficiency manager unless the person has obtained a Certificate of Proficiency issued by
the Board for the Water Efficiency Manager course.
4) The qualifying consumer must, before 1 July of the year for which the qualifying consumer
is a qualifying consumer (or such later date as the Board may allow in any particular case)
––
a) appoint a water efficiency manager; and
b) notify the Board of the appointment through the Board’s website at
https://www.pub.gov.sg.
5) If any person ceases for any reason to be a water efficiency manager of a qualifying
consumer and the person was, immediately before the cessation, the qualifying consumer’s
only water efficiency manager, the qualifying consumer must ––
a) within 30 days after the cessation, notify the Board of that fact through the Board’s
website at https://www.pub.gov.sg; and
b) within 90 days after the cessation (or such later date as the Board may allow in any
particular case) ––
i) appoint under paragraph (1) another water efficiency manager in substitution of
the firstmentioned water efficiency manager; and
ii) notify the Board of that substitute appointment through the Board’s website at
https://www.pub.gov.sg.
6) The Board may, at any time, require a qualifying consumer to submit documentary proof
that a water efficiency manager of the qualifying consumer fulfils the requirements
mentioned in paragraph (3).
7) A consumer that, without reasonable excuse, contravenes this regulation shall be guilty of
an offence.”.
Regulation 40H “Submission of water
Deletion and substitution of regulation 40H efficiency plan” is deleted and replaced
10) Regulation 40H of the principal Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted with “Submission of water efficiency
therefor: plan, etc.”. The water efficiency plan
Submission of water efficiency plan, etc. along with the information and
40H.–– documents for the site are to be
1) Where regulation 40C (2) or (3) (as the case may applies, the qualifying consumer must –– submitted to PUB.
a) submit, in accordance with paragraph (3), the information and documents mentioned
in that paragraph; and
b) prepare and submit, in accordance with paragraph (4), a water efficiency plan for the
site or sites,
unless, before 1 July of year T, the qualifying consumer ceases the business activity at all the
sites in respect of which the consumer is a qualifying consumer for year T.
2) Where regulation 40C (4) applies, the consumers ––
a) must submit, through the appointed qualifying consumer and in accordance with
paragraph (3), the information and documents mentioned in that paragraph;
b) must jointly prepare, in accordance with paragraph (4), one water efficiency plan for
the site; and
c) must submit, through the appointed qualifying consumer and in accordance with
paragraph (4), the water efficiency plan,
unless, before 1 July of year T, all the qualifying consumers for the site cease the business
activity at the site in respect of which the consumers are qualifying consumers for year T.
3) The information and documents mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (2)(a) must ––
i) together with the water efficiency plan;
ii) before 1 July of year T (or such later date as the Board may allow in writing in any
particular case);
iii) through the Board’s website at https://www.pub.gov.sg; and
iv) in the form specified by the Board; and
b) comprise the following relating to year T – 1, in respect of each business activity carried
out by the qualifying consumer at the site:
i) the number of days in that year during which the business activity was carried out;
ii) the plant recycling rate and process recycling rate, if applicable;
iii) the total amount of each type of water supplied by the Board that is used in the
business activity;
iv) the total amount of each type of water not supplied by the Board that is used in the
business activity;
v) the amount of each type of water (whether or not supplied by the Board) used at
each water usage area, including the amount recorded by any private meter;
vi) for each reused or recycled stream, the type and amount of that stream, the type
of treatment used for recycling, and the water usage area that uses that stream;
vii) every business activity indicator;
viii) any information regarding the water efficiency of any cooling system used at the
site or sites;
ix) a water balance chart;
x) such other information or documents required by the Board relating to the water
used at the site or sites in question;
xi) a signed statement from the chief executive and the water efficiency manager of
the qualifying consumer in question, that the information and documents submitted
are accurate and complete.
4) The water efficiency plan must ––
i) by a water efficiency manager of the qualifying consumer or appointed qualifying
consumer, as the case may be;
ii) before 1 July of year T (or such later date as the Board may allow in writing in any
particular case);
iii) through the Board’s website at https://www.pub.gov.sg; and
iv) in the form specified by the Board;
b) describe the following:
i) the water conservation measures used or intended to be used at the site or sites;
ii) the date for the implementation or intended date of implementation of each of those
measures;
iii) the estimated cost of implementing each of those measures;
iv) the implementation status of those measures;
v) the projected annual water savings for each type of water used at the site or sites;
and
c) be endorsed by ––
i) for a water efficiency plan under paragraph (1) –– the chief executive and water
efficiency manager of the qualifying consumer; and
ii) for a water efficiency plan under paragraph (2) –– the chief executive and water
efficiency manager of the appointed qualifying consumer.
5) A qualifying consumer that, without reasonable excuse, contravenes paragraph (1) or (2)
shall be guilty of an offence.”.
Amendment of regulation 40I Regulations 40I is amended to include

11) Regulation 40I of the principal Regulations is amended –– all information or documents needed
a) by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraph: for submission.
“(1) Where a consumer submits ––
a) information or documents that do not conform to the requirements under regulation
40BB(6)(b), 40D(5)(b), 40E(3)(b) or 40H(3)(b), as the case may be; or
b) a water efficiency plan that does not conform to the requirements under regulation
40H(4),the Board may, by notice in writing, direct the consumer to carry out such
rectifications or re-computations, and to resubmit the information or documents, or
water efficiency plan (as the case may be) to the Board, within such time and in such
manner as the Board may specify in the notice.”;
b) by deleting the word “qualifying” in paragraph (2); and
c) by deleting the words “water efficiency management plan” in the regulation heading and
substituting the words “submissions under this Part”.
New regulation 40IA

12) The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 40I, the A new regulation 40 IA Records to be
following regulation: kept by specified consumer is added.
Records to be kept by specified consumer This requires the specified consumer
40IA.–– to keep records specifying the volume
1) A specified consumer for a site or sites must keep and maintain complete and accurate of water supplied or not supplied by the
records of the following information: Board, that is used at the site or sites,
a) the total amount of each type of water supplied by the Board that is used by the up to at least 5 years. The records are
specified consumer at the site; to be kept in the electronic form.
b) the total amount of each type of water not supplied by the Board that is used by the
specified consumer at the site or sites;
c) if applicable, for water supplied by the specified consumer to another person at the site
or sites in question ––
i) the particulars of the other person; and
ii) the volume of each type of water supplied to the other person.
2) A specified consumer must ––
a) retain each record mentioned in paragraph (1) for at least 5 years after the date of
creation or receipt of that record; and
b) during that period, make that record available for inspection by the Board or an
authorised officer, or furnish that record to the Board, whenever required by the Board
to do so.
3) The records mentioned in paragraph (1) may be kept and maintained in electronic form.
4) A specified consumer that contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.”.
Amendment of regulation 40J

13) Regulation 40J (2) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “a water Regulation 40J Records to be kept by
efficiency management plan in accordance with” in sub-paragraph (f) and substituting the words qualifying consumer is amended to
“the submissions required under”. include all submissions that are
required under regulation 40H
Amendment of regulation 40K Submission of water efficiency plan,
14) Regulation 40K of the principal Regulations is amended –– etc.
a) by deleting the words “for any business activity” in paragraph (1)(b) and substituting the words
“at a site”;
b) by deleting paragraph (2) and substituting the following paragraphs:
c) “(2) If paragraph (1)(a) applies, a relevant consumer must, for such time the relevant
consumer is a qualifying consumer, ensure that one or more private meters are installed to
measure and monitor the amount of water use at each water usage area specified in the
second column of the Fourth Schedule within each site for which the relevant consumer is a
qualifying consumer. (2A) For the purposes of paragraph (2), the private meter or meters must
be installed before 1 July of the year for which the consumer is a qualifying consumer (or such
later date as the Board may allow in writing in any particular case).”; and
d) by deleting the words “of any business activity to be carried out by the consumer which” in
paragraph (4) and substituting the words “the supply of water to which”.
New regulation 40L

15) The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 40K, the A new regulation 40L details the
following regulation: exceptions which are not applicable to
Exceptions this Act.
40L.––
1) This Part does not apply in relation to a vessel.
2) Regulations 40BA and 40C do not apply in relation to construction sites.
3) Regulations 40BA and 40C do not apply in relation to a consumer who proves to the
satisfaction of the Board that the consumer attained the water use threshold at a site or sites
only by reason of any of the following events:
a) a water leakage at the site;
b) water usage due to an activity that does not occur on a regular basis.
4) Regulation 40K does not apply in relation to a water usage area at a site if the consumer
that is supplied with water at the water usage area proves to the satisfaction of the Board
that it is not reasonably practicable to install a private meter.”.
Transitional provisions
16)
a) consumer who is a qualifying consumer for the whole of 2018 under the principal Regulations
as in force immediately before 1 March 2019, must submit the information and documents
mentioned in regulation 40BB(6)(b) of the principal Regulations as in force on 1 March 2019,
whether or not the consumer is required to do so under regulation 40BB(1) or (2) of the
principal Regulations as in force on 1 March 2019.
b) Regulation 40E (1) of the principal Regulations as in force on 1 March 2019 does not apply in
relation to a consumer who was a qualifying consumer in 2018 (under the principal
Regulations as in force immediately before 1 March 2019) but is not a qualifying consumer in
2019 (under the principal Regulations as in force on 1 March 2019).
946 Resource Public Utilities (Composition of Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

1) Regulation 2 of the Public Utilities (Composition of Offences) Regulations 2014 (G.N. No. S Regulation 2 is amended to include
825/2014) is amended –– compoundable offences for the
a) by deleting “40D (3),” in paragraph (c) and substituting “40BB (7), 40CA (3), 40D (6),”; offences in the following regulations:
b) by inserting, immediately after “40G (2),” in paragraph (c), “40GA (7),”; and  40BB Submission of information
c) by inserting, immediately after “40I (2),” in paragraph (c), “40IA (4),”. and documents by specified
consumer
 40CA Appointed qualifying
consumer
 40D Submission of information
and documents by qualifying
consumer
 40GA Appointment of water
efficiency manager
 40IA Records to be kept by
specified consumer
947 Resource Park and trees (Planting Areas) (Exemption) Order 2019
Definitions
2) In this Order —
“landed housing development” means premises on which building works are or are to be carried
out in relation to one or more of the following types of houses:
a) a good class bungalow;
b) a detached house or bungalow (other than a good class bungalow), semi-detached house or
terrace house;
“Master Plan” has the meaning given by section 6 of the Planning Act (Cap. 232);
“specified industrial development” means any immovable property used for industrial or
warehouse purposes which is zoned, or situated on land which is zoned, for any of the following
purposes under the Master Plan:
a) “Business 1 (B1)”;
b) “Business 1 — White”;
c) “Business 2 (B2)”;
d) “Business 2 — White”;
“specified premises” means any premises that are specified in the Schedule.
Exempt landed housing development

3) A landed housing development is exempted from the requirements under — Landed housing development,
a) section 23(1) of the Act read with regulation 20B(a) of the Parks and Trees Regulations (Rg industrial development, open air
1); and parking area and other specified
b) section 23(1) of the Act read with regulation 20B(b) of the Parks and Trees Regulations, if premises are exempted from the Parks
the side of that landed housing development adjoins a road classified by the road authority and Trees Act.
as a category 5 road.
Exempt industrial development

4) A side of a specified industrial development is exempted from the requirements under section
23(1) of the Act read with regulation 20B(a) of the Parks and Trees Regulations, if that side of the
specified industrial development adjoins another specified industrial development which is zoned,
or situated on land which is zoned, under the Master Plan for the same purpose as the
firstmentioned specified industrial development.
Exempt open air parking area

5) An open-air parking area at street level or part of that parking area exempted from the
requirements under —
a) section 23(1) of the Act read with regulation 20B of the Parks and Trees Regulations; and
b) section 23(3) of the Act read with paragraph 3 of the Parks and Trees (Planting Areas)
Notification (N 3),
if the open-air parking area at street level or part of that parking area (as the case may be) is used
as a loading and unloading bay in accordance with the Parking Places Act (Cap. 214) and any rules
made under that Act.
Exempt specified premises

6) A specified premise is exempted from the requirements under section 23(1) of the Act read with
regulation 20B of the Parks and Trees Regulations.
Schedule
948 Controlled Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act 2019 This amendment seeks to regulate the
Chemicals AS 9/2019 (Act No of 2019) transport within Singapore by road of
Effective date: TBC certain prescribed scheduled
chemicals.
Amendment of long title
2) The long title to the Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act (called in this Act the principal Act) is
amended by inserting, immediately after “1993”, the words “, and to regulate the transport of
certain chemicals within Singapore”.
3) Section 2(1) of the principal Act is amended —
a) by deleting the words “section 6(3)” in paragraph (c) of the definition of “authorised officer”
and substituting the words “section 6(2)”; and
b) by inserting, immediately after the definition of “transfer”, the following definition:
“ “transport”, in relation to a prescribed scheduled chemical, means —
a) the carriage of that chemical in any vehicle by road; or
b) the consigning of that chemical for carriage in any vehicle by road and includes all
operations incidental to that carriage or consigning, such as loading, unloading and
storage of the chemical;”.
4) Section 4(1) of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after the word “Convention”,
the words “, and to regulate the transport of certain chemicals within Singapore”.
5) Section 9(8) of the principal Act is amended —
a) by inserting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (c);
b) by deleting the word “; and” at the end of paragraph (d) and substituting a full-stop; and .
c) by deleting paragraph (e).
New sections 9A and 9B New Sections 9A and 9B is added.

6) The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 9, the following sections: Section 9A is added to prohibit a
Approval to transport within Singapore prescribed scheduled chemicals person from transporting within
9A.— Singapore for a permitted purpose a
1) Subject to subsections (7) and (8), a person must not transport within Singapore for a prescribed schedule chemical
permitted purpose a prescribed scheduled chemical exceeding a prescribed quantity except exceeding a prescribed quantity except
— with the prior approval of the Director –
a) with the prior approval of the Director-General; and General and in accordance with the
b) in accordance with such conditions as may be prescribed. prescribed conditions.
2) Unless waived by the Director-General in any particular case, an application for the grant or
renewal of an approval mentioned in subsection (1)(a) must — The Director-General may grant or
a) be in the manner or form as the Director-General may require; renew an approval for such period as
b) be accompanied by the prescribed fee; and the Director‑General may specify and
c) contain all information and documents prescribed and any other information that the impose such conditions as the
Director-General may require to assess the particular application. Director‑General considers necessary.
3) The Director-General may —
a) grant or renew an approval mentioned in subsection (1)(a) for such period as the An approval can only be granted or
Director-General may specify; and renewed in the case:
b) in respect of the grant or renewal of the approval, impose such conditions as the  transport of a Schedule 1
Director-General considers necessary that are not inconsistent with the provisions of chemical, to a person granted a
this Act and any prescribed condition in subsection (1)(b). licence under section 9(1);
4) An approval mentioned in subsection (1)(a) may only be granted or renewed —  transport of a Schedule 2
a) in the case of a prescribed scheduled chemical that is also a Schedule 1 chemical, to chemical, to a person granted a
a person who is granted a licence under section 9(1); licence under section 9(2)(a) or a
licence to import or export the
b) in the case of a prescribed scheduled chemical that is also a Schedule 2 chemical, to Schedule 2 chemical under
a person who is granted — section 9(4); and
i) a licence under section 9(2)(a); or  transport of a Schedule 3
ii) a licence to import or export the Schedule 2 chemical under section 9(4); or chemical, to a person granted a
c) in the case of a prescribed scheduled chemical that is also a Schedule 3 chemical, to licence under section 9(2)(b) or a
a person who is granted — licence to import or export the
i) a licence under section 9(2)(b); or Schedule 3 chemical under
ii) a licence to import or export the Schedule 3 chemical under section 9(4). section 9(4).
5) If —
a) a person transports within Singapore for a permitted purpose a prescribed scheduled
chemical;
b) the prescribed scheduled chemical so transported exceeds a prescribed quantity for
that chemical in subsection (1);
c) the person knows or ought reasonably to have known that the matter or thing so
transported is a prescribed scheduled chemical and the quantity of the matter or thing
transported; and
d) the person knows or ought reasonably to have known that —
i) there is no approval mentioned in subsection (1)(a) for that transport; or
ii) the transport is not in accordance with any prescribed condition in subsection
(1)(b),
the person shall be guilty of an offence.
6) Any person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (5) shall be liable on conviction —
a) where the offence involves a prescribed Schedule 1 chemical, to a fine not exceeding
$100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or to both; or
b) in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding 2 years or to both.
7) Subsections (1) and (5) do not apply —
a) if the requirement for an approval mentioned in subsection (1)(a) is waived under
subsection (8); or
b) to the extent a prescribed condition in subsection (1)(b) is waived under subsection
(8).
8) The Director-General may waive —
a) the requirement for an approval mentioned in subsection (1)(a) for a prescribed
scheduled chemical —
i) if the person —
A) is granted a licence under section 9(1), (2) or (4);
B) is recognised as a designated laboratory by the Organisation for the Prohibition

of Chemical Weapons established under the Convention (called in this Act the
Organisation under the Convention); and
C) transports the prescribed scheduled chemical to fulfil an obligation required by
the Organisation under the Convention;
ii) if the person —
A) is granted a licence under section 9(1), (2) or (4);
B) has applied to be recognised or to renew its recognition as a designated
laboratory by the Organisation under the Convention; and
C) transports the prescribed scheduled chemical as part of any proficiency testing
required by the Organisation under the Convention in respect of such an
application; or
iii) in any other particular case as the Director-General thinks fit; or
b) in any particular case, all or any of the prescribed conditions in subsection (1)(b).
9) Any person who is aggrieved by the refusal of the Director-General to grant or renew an
approval to the person, may appeal in writing against the refusal to the Minister within 30
days after being notified of the refusal, and the Minister’s decision is final.
Cancellation or suspension of approval Section 9B empowers the

9B.— Director‑General to cancel an approval
1) The Director-General may cancel an approval mentioned in section 9A(1)(a), if the person under conditions prescribed in Section
to whom the approval is granted or renewed — 9(1).
a) made or caused or allowed to be made, or produced, in or in connection with any
application for the grant or renewal of the approval, any false or fraudulent declaration
or representation;
b) has, in the opinion of the Director-General, contravened any condition of the approval;
c) has been convicted of an offence under this Act after the approval was granted or
renewed;
d) has its licence granted under section 9(1), (2) or (4) (as the case may be) cancelled;
e) in the case of a corporation or firm, is wound up or goes into liquidation or is otherwise
dissolved, as the case may be; or
f) applies to have the approval cancelled.
2) The Director-General may suspend the approval for such period as the Director-General The new section 9B also empowers the
thinks fit — Director-General to suspend the
a) if, instead of cancelling the approval under subsection (1)(a) to (d), the Director- approval for such period as the
General considers it desirable to do so; or Director‑General thinks fit.
b) if the person has its licence granted under section 9(1), (2) or (4) (as the case may be) It also permits any person who is
suspended. aggrieved by the cancellation or
3) Any person who is aggrieved by the cancellation of an approval under subsection (1)(a) to suspension of an approval to appeal in
(e) or suspension of an approval under subsection (2), may appeal in writing against the writing against the cancellation or
cancellation or suspension to the Minister within 30 days after being notified of the suspension to the Minister within 30
cancellation or suspension, and the Minister’s decision is final.”. days after being notified of the
cancellation or suspension.
7) Section 11(1) of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (a), the Section 11 is amended to ensure that
following paragraph: the Director -General has knowledge of
“(aa) the Director-General has knowledge of any prescribed scheduled chemical that is any prescribed chemical that is
transported within Singapore exceeding the prescribed quantity mentioned in section 9A;”. transported within Singapore
exceeding a prescribed quantity.
New section 12A
8) The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 12, the following section: New Section 12A requires a person
“Records of transport within Singapore of prescribed scheduled chemicals who transports within Singapore a
12A. Any person who transports within Singapore a prescribed scheduled chemical prescribed scheduled chemical
exceeding a prescribed quantity mentioned in section 9A pursuant to — exceeding a prescribed quantity to
a) an approval mentioned in section 9A(1)(a); or keep such records containing such
b) a waiver granted under section 9A(8), must keep such records containing such information and documents in relation
information and documents in relation to that transport and for such period as are to that transport and for such period as
required by regulations made under section 33.”. are required by regulations.
Amendment of section 13 Section 13 is amended to apply where

9) Section 13 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following the Director‑General considers that a
subsection: person can give information that is
“(1) This section applies where the Director-General considers that a person is capable of relevant to the transport within
giving information that is relevant to — Singapore of any prescribed scheduled
a) a declaration required to be given by Singapore to the Organisation under the chemical in contravention of the Act.
Convention; or
b) the transport within Singapore of any prescribed scheduled chemical in Section 15 is amended to include the
contravention of this Act.”. new section 23A to a compliance
purpose or an inspection power. A
Amendment of section 15 reference to a compliance purpose is
10) Section 15 of the principal Act is amended — expanded to include a reference to the
purpose of determining whether:
a) by deleting the words “and 21” in subsections (2) and (3) and substituting in each case the  provisions of the Act have been or
words “, 21 and 23A”; are being complied with in relation
b) by inserting, immediately after the words “any premises” in subsection (2)(a), the words “or in to any vehicle; or
relation to any vehicle”;  conditions applicable to an
c) by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (b) of subsection (2), and by inserting approval have been or are being
immediately thereafter the following paragraph: complied with.
“(ba) determining whether the conditions applicable to an approval mentioned in section It is also expanded to include a
9A(1)(a) have been or are being complied with; or”; reference to a power to:
d) by inserting, immediately after paragraph (c) of subsection (3), the following paragraphs:  seal the samples taken in relation
“(ca) seal the samples of a matter or thing taken in relation to the transport of any to the transport of any prescribed
prescribed scheduled chemical (whether or not from a vehicle) and require the owner scheduled chemical and require
of the matter or thing to — the owner of the matter or thing to
i) send the samples to an analyst for analysis; and send the samples to an analyst for
ii) bear any costs and expenses arising from the analysis; analysis and bear any costs and
(cb) require the owner or analyst to submit the results of the analysis mentioned in expenses arising from the analysis
paragraph (ca)(i) to the Director-General;”;  require the owner or analyst to
e) by inserting, immediately after the word “premises” in subsection (3)(g), the words “or found submit the results of such analysis
within the vehicle”; to the Director‑General;
f) by inserting, immediately after paragraph (i) of subsection (3), the following paragraph:  interview any person found within
“(ia) take photographs or videos of any matter or thing in relation to the transport of any the vehicle; or
prescribed scheduled chemical; or”;  take photographs or videos in
g) by deleting “(i)” in subsection (3)(j) and substituting relation to the transport of any
“(ia)”; and prescribed scheduled chemical.
h) by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsection:
“(5) A power mentioned in subsection (3)(a), (b), (c), (ca)(i), (d) or (ia), if exercised in
Section 18 is amended such that an
relation to a vehicle, may only be exercised in a manner that the person authorised to inspection power for the purposes of
exercise it believes, on reasonable grounds, to be in accordance with safety procedures facilitating an inspection are referred to
applicable in respect of the vehicle.”. only in the respect of premises. It does
not extend to the transport of
Amendment of section 18 prescribed scheduled chemicals
11) Section 18(2) of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “inspection specified in the Act.
power”, the words “, in respect of any premises,”.
New section 23A is added to authorize
New section 23A a national inspector to (if there is
12) The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 23, the following section:
“Powers of national inspectors if vehicle has been used, etc., in contravention of reason to suspect that section 9A is
section 9A contravened):
23A.—  stop and board the vehicle and
1) Where a national inspector has reason to suspect that any vehicle has been used, or exercise any inspection power for
is being used, in contravention of section 9A, the national inspector may — a compliance purpose;
a) stop and board the vehicle and exercise any inspection power for a compliance  seize any matter or thing from the
purpose; vehicle that the national inspector
b) seize any matter or thing from the vehicle that the national inspector reasonably reasonably believes to be the
believes to be the subject matter of, or to be connected with the commission of, an subject matter of, or to be
offence under that section; and connected with the commission of,
c) arrest any individual whom the national inspector has reason to believe has an offence under the new section
committed any offence under that section, if the individual’s name and address are 9A; and
unknown to the national inspector and —  arrest any individual whom the
i) the individual refuses to give the individual’s name and address when national inspector has reason to
required by the national inspector; or believe has committed any
ii) there is reason to doubt the accuracy of the name or address, if given. offence under the new section 9A,
2) Where a national inspector seizes any matter or thing under subsection (1)(b), the if the individual’s name and
national inspector must give to the owner of the matter or thing a written inventory of all address are unknown to the
matters or things so seized. national inspector.
3) Any matter or thing seized under subsection (1)(b) may be kept or stored at such
premises as the Director-General may determine, and the owner must bear all
reasonable costs and expenses arising from the keeping or storage of the matter or
thing.”.
Section 33 is amended to empower the
Amendment of section 33 Minister to prescribe the fees for an
13) Section 33 of the principal Act is amended — application under the Act. This
a) by deleting the words “pursuant to” in subsection (1) and substituting the word “under”; amendment consolidates the Minister’s
b) by inserting, immediately after paragraph (d) of subsection (2), the following paragraph: power to prescribe fees in respect of
“(da) to prescribe the fees for an application under, or for any other purpose of, this the Act in a single provision. It also
Act;”; and empowers regulations to impose a
c) by deleting the words “and prescribing fines, not exceeding $10,000, that may, on conviction, maximum term of 2 years’
be imposed in respect of any such offence” in subsection (2)(e) and substituting the words imprisonment on conviction of any
“and that on conviction of any such offence, a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for prescribed offences in respect of the
a term not exceeding 2 years or both may be imposed”. contravention of or non‑compliance
with any of the regulations.
949 Environment Singapore Food Agency Act 2019 This Act seeks to establish the
AS 15/2019 (Act No 11 of 2019) Singapore Food Agency (called the
Effective date: 1 April 2019 Agency), to repeal the Agri‑Food and
Veterinary Authority Act (Cap. 5) and
Part 7 the Cattle Act (Cap. 34), and to make
General consequential and related
Improper use of accreditation, certification or inspection mark amendments to certain other Acts.
43.—
1) A person must not use any accreditation, certification or inspection mark, or a colourable Part 7 provides for enforcement
imitation of any accreditation, certification or inspection mark, in respect of any product or powers necessary for the
process or in any trade mark or design, unless the person — administration of the Act, as well as a
a) holds a valid accreditation or certification authorising the person to use that accreditation, variety of general provisions.
certification or inspection mark in respect of that product or process or in that trade mark or
design; or
b) is authorised by the Agency to use that accreditation, certification or inspection mark.
2) A person must not use any report or certificate issued or purportedly issued by or on behalf of
the Agency to convey the impression that the person holds a valid accreditation, certification or
inspection mark, when in fact the person does not.
3) A person must not forge or without lawful authority alter an accreditation, certification or
inspection mark, or a report or certificate issued by the Agency.
4) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (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 3 years or to both.
5) Despite any provision to the contrary in the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68), a District Court
has power to impose the full penalty or punishment prescribed under subsection (4).
6) A court trying an offence under subsection (1), (2) or (3) may direct that any property in respect
of which the offence has been committed be forfeited to the Government.
PART 9
RELATED AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS Part 9 makes consequential and
related amendments to other Acts.
Division 2 — Environmental Public Health Act
Amendments to Environmental Public Health Act

57.—
1) The Environmental Public Health Act (Cap. 95, 2002 Ed.) is amended —
a) by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Director‑General” in section 2, the following

definition:
“ “Director‑General, Food Administration” means the Director‑General, Food Administration
appointed under section 3(1) of the Sale of Food Act (Cap. 283);”;
b) by inserting, immediately after the definition of “showboard” in section 2, the following
definition:
““Singapore Food Agency” means the Singapore Food Agency established by the
Singapore Food Agency Act 2019;”;
c) by deleting the words “and any other written law” in section 3(1) and substituting the words
“except where expressly provided otherwise”;
d) by inserting, immediately before section 32 in Part IV, the following section:
“Administration of this Part and Part IX

31W.—
1) The Director‑General, Food Administration is responsible for the administration of this Part
and Part IX, subject to the general or special directions of the Minister charged with the
responsibility for food safety.
2) The Director‑General, Food Administration may, subject to the directions of the Minister
charged with the responsibility for food safety, appoint any of the following persons to be
an authorised officer for the purpose of assisting the Director‑General, Food
Administration in administering and carrying out the provisions of this Part and Part IX
a) an employee of the Singapore Food Agency;
b) an employee of another statutory authority;
c) a public officer;
d) an auxiliary police officer appointed under the Police Force Act (Cap. 235).
3) The Director‑General, Food Administration may delegate the exercise of all or any of the
powers conferred or duties imposed upon the Director‑General, Food Administration by
any provision of this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) to
an authorised officer appointed under subsection (2); and any reference in any provision
of this Act to the Director‑General, Food Administration includes a reference to such an
authorised officer.
4) Any delegation under subsection (3) may be general or in a particular case and may be
subject to such conditions or limitations as set out in this Act or as the Minister charged
with the responsibility for food safety may specify.
5) The Director‑General, Food Administration may, for any reason that appears to him to be
sufficient, at any time revoke a person’s appointment under subsection (2) as an
authorised officer.
6) A person mentioned in subsection (2)(d) who is appointed as an authorised officer does
not, by virtue only of the appointment, become an employee or agent of the Singapore
Food Agency.”;
e) by deleting the words “, stage show” in section 35;
f) by inserting, immediately after section 42, the following section:
“Regulations for this Part

42A. —
1) The Minister charged with the responsibility for food safety may make regulations for or in
respect of every purpose which the Minister considers necessary or expedient for carrying
out the provisions of this Part, and in particular —
a) the control, regulation and supervision of markets (and anything in a market and
places in the vicinity of a market) and of persons engaged or employed in a market;
b) the seizure and disposal of unwholesome meat, fish, fruit, vegetables or other food
or drink exposed or intended for sale;
c) the use and management of stalls, tables or showboards set up for the sale of any
goods in public streets or places of public resort;
d) specifying of streets, places and areas (or parts thereof) at which hawkers are
prohibited;
e) prescribing the articles, or types or classes of articles, that may be sold from or
exposed for sale in or on any stall, vehicle or other receptacle in any public street
or place or by any itinerant hawker, and premises where any such article is
prepared or stored and the manner in which any such article is prepared or
transported;
f) the form and manner in which, and the time within which, an application for a
licence or permit or an application to renew a licence or permit may be made, and
the information and evidence required to be provided in connection with such an
application; and
g) the fees to be paid to the Singapore Food Agency in respect of applications for and
the grant and renewal or late renewal of any licence or permit, and otherwise in
connection with the administration of this Part, and the waiver, reduction or refund
of fees charged.
2) In addition, the regulations made under subsection (1) may —
a) prescribe the offences under this Part which may be compounded, designate the
officers of the Singapore Food Agency who may compound such offences and the
maximum sum for which any such offence may be compoundable, which must not
exceed one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the
offence or $5,000, whichever is lower;
b) provide that any contravention of any provision of the regulations shall be an
offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $20,000 and, in the case of a
continuing offence, with a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of
a day during which the offence continues after conviction; and
c) provide for such transitional, saving and other consequential, incidental and
supplemental provisions as are necessary or expedient.
3) All regulations made under this section must be published in the Gazette and be presented
to Parliament as soon as possible after publication.”;
g) by inserting, immediately before the definition of “general appearance” in section 78, the
following definition:
““authorised officer” means an individual appointed under section 31W (2) by the
Director‑General, Food Administration to be an authorised officer;”;
h) by inserting, immediately after the words “the Minister” in paragraph (v) of the definition of
“provide” in section 78, the words “charged with the responsibility for food safety”;
i) by inserting, immediately after the word “Director‑General” wherever it appears in section
79(3)(b), (4)(e) and (f) and (5), the words “, Food Administration”;
j) by inserting, immediately after section 80, the following section:
“Regulations for this Part

80A.—
1) The Minister charged with the responsibility for food safety may make regulations for
or in respect of every purpose which the Minister considers necessary or expedient for
carrying out the provisions of this Part.
2) In particular, the regulations made under subsection (1) may —
a) prescribe the offences under this Part which may be compounded, designate the
officers of the Singapore Food Agency who may compound such offences and the
maximum sum for which any such offence may be compoundable, which must not
exceed one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the
offence or $5,000, whichever is lower;
b) provide that any contravention of any provision of the regulations shall be an
offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $20,000 and, in the case of a
continuing offence, with a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of
a day during which the offence continues after conviction;
c) prescribe the fees to be paid to the Singapore Food Agency in connection with the
administration of this Part, and the waiver, reduction or refund of fees charged; and
d) provide for such transitional, saving and other consequential, incidental and
supplemental provisions as are necessary or expedient.
3) All regulations made under this section must be published in the Gazette and be
presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication.”;
k) by renumbering section 82 as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately

thereafter the following subsections:
“(2) However, it is not an offence under subsection (1) for any person to refuse to comply
with any request, demand or order made or given by any authorised officer (including an
authorised officer within the meaning of section 31W) who fails to declare his office and
refuses to produce his identification card on demand being made by that person.
(3) In subsection (2), “identification card”, for an authorised officer (including an
authorised officer within the meaning of section 31W), means such identification card as the
Director‑General or the Director‑General, Food Administration may require the authorised
officer to carry at all times when exercising powers under this Act.”;
l) by deleting the words “Director‑General may” in section 83(1) and (2) and substituting in
each case the words “Director‑General or Director‑General, Food Administration may”;
m) by inserting, immediately after the words “in the opinion of the Director‑General” in section
83(1), the words “or Director‑General, Food Administration (as the case may be)”;
n) by inserting, immediately after the word “Director‑General” in the section heading of section
83, the words “or Director‑General, Food Administration”;
o) by inserting, immediately after section 84, the following section:
“Appeal against decisions under Part IV or IX

84A.—
1) Any person who is aggrieved by any notice, order or decision of the Director‑General,
Food Administration made under Part IV or IX may, within 7 days after the person
receives the notice, order or decision, appeal in writing to the Minister charged with the
responsibility for food safety.
2) After considering an appeal made under this section, the Minister charged with the
responsibility for food safety may —
a) reject the appeal and confirm the notice, order or decision (as the case may be) of
the Director‑General, Food Administration;
b) allow the appeal and rescind the notice, order or decision (as the case may be) of
the Director‑General, Food Administration; or
c) substitute or vary the notice, order or decision appealed against and make any
notice, order or decision which the Director‑General, Food Administration is
competent to make under Part IV or IX, as the case may be.
3) The Minister’s decision on an appeal is final.
4) Every appellant must be notified of the Minister’s decision under subsection (2).
5) Where an appeal is lodged by a person under this section against any notice, order or
decision of the Director‑General, Food Administration made under Part IV or IX, the
execution of the notice, order or decision appealed against must be stayed until the
outcome of the appeal.”;
p) by deleting the words “section 20 or 23, the Director‑General or any authorised officer” in
section 87(1) and substituting the words “this Act, the Director‑General or the
Director‑General, Food Administration (as the case may be) or any authorised officer
(including an authorised officer within the meaning of section 31W)”;
q) by deleting subsection (4) of section 87 and substituting the following subsections:
“(4) If any person fails to attend as required by an order under subsection (1)(b), the
Director‑General, the Director‑General, Food Administration or the authorised officer
(including an authorised officer within the meaning of section 31W) may report such failure
to a Magistrate who may then issue a warrant to secure the attendance of that person as
required by the order.
(5) The Director‑General, the Director‑General, Food Administration (as the case may
be) or any authorised officer (including an authorised officer within the meaning of section
31W) may photograph (which includes making a digital image or a moving visual record) or
otherwise record —
a) any place or vehicle where an offence under this Act was committed, is reasonably
suspected to have been committed, or is about to be committed;
b) any place or vehicle associated with, or relevant to, the commission or suspected
commission of the offence under this Act; or
c) any thing or individual in a place or vehicle mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).”;
r) by deleting the words “under sections 20 and 23” in the section heading of section 87;
s) by deleting the words “or any authorised officer in connection with any function or duty of the
police officer or authorised officer” in section 88A(a) and substituting the words “, the
Director‑General, the Director‑General, Food Administration or any authorised officer
(including an authorised officer within the meaning of section 31W) in connection with any of
his functions or duties”;
t) by inserting, immediately after the words “Agency property” in section 90(1), the words “or
property of the Singapore Food Agency (as the case may be)”;
u) by inserting, immediately after the word “Agency” in the section heading of section 90, the
words “and Singapore Food Agency”;
v) by deleting the words “and section 31N” in section 91(1) and substituting the words “,
section 31N and regulations made under section 42A or 80A”;
w) by inserting, immediately after subsection (12) of section 99, the following subsections:
“(12A) Subject to subsection (12B), it is lawful for the Director‑General to modify the
conditions of a licence without compensating the licensee concerned.
(12B) Before modifying any conditions of a licence, the Director‑General must give notice to
the licensee holding that licence —
a) stating that the Director‑General proposes to make the modification in the manner as
specified in the notice; and
b) specifying the time (being not less than a prescribed period after the date of service of
notice on the licensee) within which the licensee may make written representations to
the Director‑General with respect to the proposed modification.”;
x) by deleting the words “as the Director‑General thinks fit” in section 99(13)(ii) and substituting
the words “unless the breach in paragraph (a) is an offence under this Act”;
y) by inserting, immediately after paragraph (a) of section 99(14), the following paragraph:
“(aa) the decision of the Director‑General to modify the conditions of a licence under
subsection (12A);”;
z) by inserting, immediately after subsection (14A) of section 99, the following subsection:
“(14B) The provisions of this section affecting any licence or permit apply (so far as relevant)
to any licence or permit granted or renewed under Parts IV and IX by the Director‑General,
Food Administration —
a) as if the licence or permit were granted or renewed under any other Parts of this Act
pursuant to an application to the Director‑General;
b) as if the reference to the Director‑General in this section were a reference to the
Director‑General, Food Administration;
c) as if the reference to the Agency in this section were a reference to the Singapore Food
Agency;
d) as if the reference to the Minister in this section were a reference to the Minister charged
with the responsibility for food safety; and
e) with such other exceptions, modifications and adaptations as the differences between
Parts IV and IX and other Parts require.”;
za) by deleting the words “by the Director‑General” in section 99(15);
zb) by inserting, immediately after section 108, the following section:
“Modification of provisions
108A.— Sections 82, 85(3) and (4), 93(1), 94(1) and (2), 96, 97, 100, 101, 107 and 108
apply (so far as relevant) to anything done or required to be done under Parts IV and IX by
the Director-General, Food Administration —
a) as if the reference in those provisions to the Director‑General includes a reference
to the Director‑General, Food Administration;
b) as if the reference in those provisions to the Agency were a reference to the
Singapore Food Agency;
c) as if the reference in those provisions to an authorised officer includes a reference
to an authorised officer within the meaning of section 31W; and
d) with such other exceptions, modifications and adaptations as the differences
between Parts IV and IX and other Parts require.”;
zc) by inserting, immediately after the words “provisions of this Act” in section 110, the words
“, except Parts IV and IX”;
zd) by renumbering section 110 as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately
thereafter the following subsection:
“(2) The Singapore Food Agency may, subject to the general or special directions of the
Minister charged with the responsibility for food safety, either permanently or for such period
as the Singapore Food Agency thinks fit, exempt any person or premises or any class of
persons or premises from any of the provisions of Part IV or IX.”; and
ze) by inserting, immediately after the words “regulations made under this Act” in section
111(4), the words “(except sections 42A and 80A)”.
2) The Environmental Public Health Act is amended —

a) by deleting the word “Director‑General” wherever it appears in the following provisions and
substituting in each case the words “Director‑General, Food Administration”:
Section 32(1), (2) and (3)
Section 33
Section 34(1), (2) and (3)
Section 35 and the section heading

Section 36
Section 37(1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6)
Section 38(1) and (2)
Section 39(3)
Section 40(2), (3), (4), (5) and (9)
Section 41(2)
Section 42(8);
b) by deleting the word “Agency” in the following provisions and substituting in each case the
words “Singapore Food Agency”:
Section 40(8)
Section 42(16) and (18);
c) by deleting paragraphs 2, 6, 7 and 8 of the Third Schedule; and
d) by deleting sub‑paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 3 of the Third Schedule.
Division 6 — Infectious Diseases Act
Amendments to Infectious Diseases Act

61) The Infectious Diseases Act (Cap. 137, 2003 Ed.) is amended —
a) by inserting, immediately after the words “the Director‑General” in paragraph (a)(i) of the
definition of “appropriate Minister” in section 2, the words “or the Director‑General, Food
Administration”;
b) by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Director‑General” in section 2, the following
definition:
““Director‑General, Food Administration” means the Director‑General, Food Administration
appointed under section 3(1) of the Sale of Food Act (Cap. 283);”;
c) by inserting, immediately after the words “the Director‑General” in the definition of “Health
Officer” in section 2, the words “, the Director-General, Food Administration”;
d) by inserting, immediately after the words “the Director‑General” in section 3(2), the words
“and the Director‑General, Food Administration”;
e) by inserting, immediately after the words “the Director‑General” in section 3(3), the words “or
the Director‑General, Food Administration”;
f) by inserting, immediately after the words “the Director‑General” in section 3(4), the words “or
the Director‑General, Food Administration, as the case may be”;
g) by inserting, immediately after the word “Director‑General” wherever it appears in the
following provisions, the words “, the Director‑General, Food Administration”:

Section 5
Section 42(1), (2), (3) and (4)
Section 55A (1)
Section 56(2)
Section 67;
h) by inserting, immediately after the word “Director‑General” wherever it appears in section
39(1) and (2) and in the section heading, the words “, Food Administration”;
i) by inserting, immediately after the words “subsection (2)” in section 68(1), the words “or (2A)”;
j) by deleting the words “and 33 to 45” in section 68(2) and substituting the words “, 33 to 37
and 40 to 45”;
k) by inserting, immediately after subsection (2) of section 68, the following subsection:
“(2A) The Director‑General, Food Administration may compound any offence under section
38 or 39 if that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by the appropriate Minister under
section 73, by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the
offence a sum described in subsection (3).”; and
l) by deleting the words “, composition sums” in section 69(1) and (2).
PART 10
SAVING AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Transitional arrangements for AVA financial statements, etc.

67) Despite section 55, the last members and the last Chief Executive of the Agri‑Food and
Veterinary Authority remain responsible —
a) for the preparation and submission of the financial statements in respect of the financial year
(or part thereof) before the dissolution of the Agri‑Food and Veterinary Authority, to the last Part 10 contains saving and
appointed auditor of that Authority; transitional provisions.
b) to send, as soon as those accounts and financial statements have been audited in accordance
with the provisions of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, to the Minister last charged
with the responsibility for the Agri‑Food and Veterinary Authority a copy of the audited
financial statements, signed by the last Chairman and last Chief Executive of the Agri‑Food
and Veterinary Authority; and
c) to cause to be prepared and transmitted to the Minister last charged with the responsibility for
the Agri‑Food and Veterinary Authority, a report dealing generally with the activities of the
Agri‑Food and Veterinary Authority during that financial year (or part thereof) containing such
information relating to the proceedings and policy of the Authority as that Minister may, from
time to time, direct.
Saving and transitional provisions for section 57

68.—
1) Despite section 57(1), every licence, permit, approval or authorisation that —
a) is granted, before the date of commencement of section 57(1)(d) and (i), under Part IV or IX
of the Environmental Public Health Act, by the Director‑General of Public Health; and
b) is in force on that date,
is, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Environmental Public Health Act as
amended by this Act, to continue as if, and is deemed to be, a licence, permit, approval or
authorisation granted by the Director‑General, Food Administration under Part IV or IX, as the case
may be, of the Environmental Public Health Act as amended by this Act.
2) However, every licence, permit, approval or authorisation mentioned in subsection (1) lapses on
the date it would have if section 57(1)(d) or (i) had not been enacted, unless the licence, permit,
approval or authorisation is earlier revoked or cancelled.
3) Where —
a) an application or other document is lodged for approval under Part IV or IX of the
Environmental Public Health Act before the date of commencement of section 57(1)(d) or (i);
and
b) the application or other document was not approved by the Director‑General of Public Health
before that date,
the application or other document is, where applicable, deemed to be an application or a document
lodged for approval with the Director‑General, Food Administration under the corresponding
provisions in Part IV or IX of the Environmental Public Health Act as amended by this Act.
4) Anything that has been started by the Director‑General of Public Health in connection with an
application or a document under subsection (3) may be carried on and completed by the
Director‑General, Food Administration under the corresponding provisions in Part IV or IX of the
Environmental Public Health Act as amended by this Act.
5) Every direction, notice, order or requirement affecting matters regulated under Part IV or IX of the
Environmental Public Health Act that —
a) is issued or given, before the date of commencement of section 57(1)(d) or (i), by the
Director‑General of Public Health under the Environmental Public Health Act; and
b) is in force immediately before that date,

is, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Environmental Public Health Act as
amended by this Act, to continue as if the Director‑General, Food Administration issued or gave the
direction, notice, order or requirement under the Environmental Public Health Act as amended by
this Act.
6) Where an appeal has been made to the Minister charged with the responsibility for environmental
public health —
a) under section 84 of the Environmental Public Health Act before the date of commencement
of section 57(1)(o) against any notice, order or decision of the Director‑General of Public
Health made under Part IV or IX of that Act; and
b) the appeal has not been dealt with or disposed of immediately before that date,
c) the appeal may continue to be dealt with in accordance with section 84 of the Environmental
Public Health Act as if this Act had not been enacted.
7) All subsidiary legislation made under Part IV or IX of the Environmental Public Health Act and in
force immediately before the date of commencement of section 57(1)(f) and (j), respectively,
continue in force as if made under the Environmental Public Health Act as amended by this Act
until the subsidiary legislation is revoked under that Act as amended by this Act.
Saving and transitional provisions for sections 58, 59, 64 and 65

69.—
1) Despite sections 58, 59, 64(1)(d) and 65, every licence, permit, approval or authorisation that —
a) is granted, before the date of commencement of section 58, 59, 64(1)(d) or 65, under the
Feeding Stuffs Act, the Fisheries Act, the Sale of Food Act or the Wholesome Meat and
Fish Act (as the case may be) by the Director‑General, Agri‑Food and Veterinary Services
appointed under section 3(1) of the Animals and Birds Act; and
b) is in force on that date,
is, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Feeding Stuffs Act, the Fisheries Act, the
Sale of Food Act or the Wholesome Meat and Fish Act (as the case may be) as amended by this Act,
to continue as if, and is deemed to be, a licence, permit, approval or authorisation granted by the
Director‑General, Food Administration under that Act as amended by this Act.
2) However, every licence, permit, approval or authorisation mentioned in subsection (1) lapses on
the date it would have if section 58, 59, 64(1)(d) or 65 (as the case may be) had not been
enacted, unless the licence, permit, approval or authorisation is earlier revoked or cancelled.
3) Where —
a) an application or other document is lodged for approval under the Feeding Stuffs Act, the
Fisheries Act, the Sale of Food Act or the Wholesome Meat and Fish Act, before the date
of commencement of section 58, 59, 64(1)(d) or 65, as the case may be; and
b) the application or other document was not approved by the Director‑General, Agri‑Food
and Veterinary Services before that date,
c) the application or other document is, where applicable, deemed to be an application or a
document lodged for approval with the Director-General, Food Administration under the
corresponding provisions in the Feeding Stuffs Act, the Fisheries Act, the Sale of Food Act
or the Wholesome Meat and Fish Act (as the case may be) as amended by this Act.
4) Anything that has been started by the Director‑General, Agri‑Food and Veterinary Services in
connection with an application or a document under subsection (3) may be carried on and
completed by the Director‑General, Food Administration under the corresponding provisions in
the Feeding Stuffs Act, the Fisheries Act, the Sale of Food Act or the Wholesome Meat and Fish
Act as amended by this Act, whichever being applicable.
5) Every direction, notice, order or requirement that —
a) is issued or given, before the dates of commencement of sections 58, 59, 64(1)(d) and 65
by the Director‑General, Agri‑Food and Veterinary Services under the Feeding Stuffs Act,
the Fisheries Act, the Sale of Food Act and the Wholesome Meat and Fish Act, respectively;
and
is, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of those Acts as amended by this Act, to continue
as if the Director‑General, Food Administration issued or gave the direction, notice, order or
requirement under the Fisheries Act, the Feeding Stuffs Act, the Sale of Food Act or the Wholesome
Meat and Fish Act (as the case may be) as amended by this Act.
6) Where an appeal has been made to the Minister charged with the responsibility for animal health
and welfare —
a) under the Feeding Stuffs Act, the Fisheries Act, the Sale of Food Act or the Wholesome
Meat and Fish Act (as the case may be) before the date of commencement of section 58,
59, 64(1)(d) or 65 against any notice, order or decision of the Director‑General, Agri‑Food
and Veterinary Services made under any of those Acts; and
b) the appeal has not been dealt with or disposed of immediately before that date,
c) the appeal may continue to be dealt with by that Minister in accordance with those Acts as
if this Act had not been enacted.
7) Every direction, notice, order or requirement that —
a) is issued or given, before the date of commencement of section 64(1)(j) by the Agri‑Food
and Veterinary Authority under Part IIA of the Sale of Food Act; and

is, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Sale of Food Act as amended by this Act,
to continue as if the Director‑General, Food Administration issued or gave the direction, notice, order
or requirement under the Sale of Food Act as amended by this Act.
Saving for amendments in section 64(1)(n)

70) Section 30(3) and (4) of the Sale of Food Act continues to apply to and in relation to the following
as if section 64(1)(n) had not been enacted:
a) any food or any food contact article which was purchased or procured from any person (for
test purposes) before the date of commencement of section 64(1)(n);
b) any offence under the Sale of Food Act committed before the date of commencement of
section 64(1)(n).
Saving and transitional regulations

71.—
1) For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision of this Act, the Minister
may, by regulations, prescribe such additional provisions of a saving or transitional nature
consequent on the enactment of that provision as the Minister may consider necessary or
expedient.
2) Nothing in this Part affects section 16 of the Interpretation Act.
950 Resource Public Utilities (Amendment) Act 2018 (Commencement) Notification 2019
Sections 2(o), 11, 18 and 19 of the Public Utilities (Amendment) Act 2018 come into operation on 25 For information only.
March 2019.
951 Resource Public Utilities (Water Supply) (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2019
2) Regulation 2 of the Public Utilities (Water Supply) Regulations (Rg 5) (called in these Regulations
the principal Regulations) is amended by deleting the definition of “potable water” and substituting
the following definition:
““NEWater” means NEWater supplied through the water reticulation system of the Board to
persons who have entered into an agreement with the Board for the supply of such water;”.
Deletion and substitution of heading to Part II

3) Part II of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the Part heading and substituting the Part II Heading is amended to include
following Part heading: Water supplied by PUB.
“WATER FITTINGS, WATER SERVICE INSTALLATIONS, ETC. –– WATER SUPPLIED BY
BOARD”.
New regulation 3A
4) The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately before regulation 4 in Part II, The application of Part II applies to all
the following regulation: water fittings, water service
“Application of this Part installations, water heater, hot water
3A. This Part applies in relation to every water fitting, apparatus, pump, water service installation, apparatus or anything that is used for
hot water apparatus, water heater or any other thing mentioned in this Part, used for the supply the supply of water by PUB.
of water by the Board.”.
5) Regulation 4(3) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “potable water”
wherever they appear and substituting in each case the words “piped water suitable for drinking”.
6) Regulation 5(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting sub‑paragraph (c) and The amendment is related to
substituting the following sub‑paragraph: Regulation 5 Requirements for water
“(c) if used for the conveyance of piped water suitable for drinking supplied by the Board, fit for fittings.
such conveyance;”.
7) Regulation 9 of the principal Regulations is amended –– The amendments are related to
a) by deleting the words “to have the water fitting” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words Regulation 9 Board may require testing
“to have a sample of the water fitting”; of water fittings.
b) by deleting the words “and such person must deliver samples of the water fitting to the
accredited laboratory or testing laboratory” in paragraph (1);
c) by deleting the words “the Board is satisfied” in paragraph (3) and substituting the words
“the Board informs the person that the Board is satisfied”; and
d) by deleting the words “Where the Board is not satisfied that the water fitting is fit for use in
a water service installation, the person referred to in paragraph (1)” in paragraph (4) and
substituting the words “Where the Board informs the person who receives a notice
mentioned in paragraph (1) that the Board is not satisfied that the water fitting is fit for use
in a water service installation, the person”.
8) Regulation 14 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “potable water” in The amendment is related to
paragraphs (1)(a) and (2) and substituting in each case the words “piped water suitable for Regulation 14 Maintenance and
drinking (excluding NEWater)”. security of storage tank.
New Part III

9) The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 15, the following New Part III Division 1 is applicable to
Part: every approved person in relation to
“PART III every water fitting, apparatus, pump,
WATER FITTINGS, WATER SERVICE water service installation, hot water
INSTALLATIONS, ETC. –– WATER SUPPLIED BY apparatus, water heater or any other
APPROVED PERSONS thing mentioned in this Division used
Division 1 –– Prescribed requirements by the approved person to supply
under section 42(1) of Act for approved persons piped water suitable for drinking.
Application of this Division

16) This Division applies, for the purposes of section 42(1) of the Act, to every approved person
in relation to every water fitting, apparatus, pump, water service installation, hot water
apparatus, water heater or any other thing mentioned in this Division used by the approved
person to supply piped water suitable for drinking.
Requirements for installation, etc., of water fittings, etc.

17.––
1) An approved person must not ––
a) install, alter, repair or use; or
b) cause or permit to be or to remain installed, altered, repaired or used, any water fitting,
apparatus or pump in such a manner that ––
c) affects or is likely to affect the quality of the piped water suitable for drinking supplied by
the approved person (including in any water main or other pipe of the approved person);
d) causes or permits, or is likely to cause or permit, contamination of the piped water suitable
for drinking supplied by the approved person; or
e) does not conform to any applicable requirement specified in the First Schedule or any
standard, code of practice or guidelines adopted or issued by the Board under regulation
2) An approved person must not install, or cause or permit to be or to remain installed, any
water fitting, apparatus or pump which ––
a) is damaged, worn or faulty;
b) for any reason ––
i) affects or is likely to affect the quality of the piped water suitable for drinking
supplied by the approved person (including in any water main or other pipe of the
approved person); or
ii) causes or permits, or is likely to cause or permit, contamination of the piped water
suitable for drinking supplied by the approved person; or
c) does not conform to any applicable requirement specified in regulation 18, the First
Schedule or any standard, code of practice or guidelines adopted or issued by the Board
under regulation 3.
3) Where a water service installation, or any part of the water service installation, is intended
only to receive or convey the approved person’s supply of piped water suitable for drinking,
the approved person must not ––
a) install, alter, repair or use; or
b) cause or permit to be or to remain installed, altered, repaired or used, the water service
installation or any part of the water service installation, in such a manner that it receives
or conveys any other water.
Requirements for water fittings

18.––
1) An approved person must ensure that every water fitting is ––
a) of an appropriate quality and standard;
b) suitable for the circumstances in which it is used;
c) fit for the conveyance of piped water suitable for drinking;
d) except in the case of exposed terminal fittings such as taps, resistant to dezincification if
such fitting is made of brass; and
e) capable of withstanding a hydrostatic field test pressure of not less than 12 bars or an
internal water pressure of not less than 1½ times the maximum pressure to which the
fitting is designed to be subjected in operation, whichever is the greater.
2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), a water fitting is of an appropriate quality and standard
only if it conforms to ––
a) such standard as the Board may stipulate from time to time for compliance, being ––
i) an appropriate Singapore Standard;
ii) an appropriate British Standard; or
iii) some other standard which provides an equivalent or higher level of protection and
performance; and
b) such other requirements as the Board may stipulate from time to time for compliance.
3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(a), a water fitting is to be treated as conforming with a
standard stipulated by the Board if it is certified or tested as complying with such standard
by ––
a) an accredited laboratory; or
b) such other testing laboratory as the Board may allow.
4) An approved person who wishes to install any water fitting for which no standard or
requirement has been stipulated by the Board under paragraph (2) must submit a request
to the Board for the Board to stipulate the appropriate standard and requirement for that
fitting for compliance.
Accessibility to water fittings

19.––
1) An approved person must not install, or cause or permit to be or to remain installed, a water
fitting in such a position as will prevent reasonable access to the water fitting for purposes
of examination, repair and replacement.
2) Paragraph (1) does not apply if it is not reasonably practicable to provide the reasonable
access.
3) Nothing in paragraph (1) prohibits ––
a) the enclosing of any pipe or fitting in a chase or duct, or in plastering, if the pipe or
fitting is reasonably accessible for the purposes mentioned in paragraph (1); or
b) the installation of any pipe in a pipe sleeve or duct located under or within a solid floor
if the pipe can be readily removed from such sleeve or duct and replaced.
Requirements for installation of hot water apparatus

20.––
1) An approved person must not install, or cause or permit to be or to remain installed, any hot
water apparatus unless the hot water apparatus is fitted with an adequate device or
constructed ––
a) so as to prevent any backflow of piped water suitable for drinking to ––
i) the hot water apparatus; or
ii) any pipe conveying piped water suitable for drinking supplied by the approved
person; and
b) so as not to cause any contamination, or any other adverse effect on the quality, of
any piped water suitable for drinking supplied by the approved person.
2) Where an approved person installs any water heater on the approved person’s premises to
heat the approved person’s supply of piped water suitable for drinking, the approved person
must not connect, or cause or permit to be or to remain connected, any mixing valve, pipe
or other water fitting in which hot water and cold water are mixed, so as to mix ––
a) water supplied from the water heater connected directly to a service pipe, with cold
water not supplied directly from a service pipe; or
b) water supplied from the water heater not connected directly to a service pipe, with cold
water supplied from a service pipe.
Board may require testing of water fitting

21.––
1) The Board may, by notice in writing, require an approved person to have a sample of any
water fitting for use in any water service installation tested or examined by an accredited
laboratory or such other testing laboratory as the Board may allow, within the time specified
in the notice.
2) Any costs and expenses incurred for the testing or examination of a water fitting (including
fees payable to the accredited laboratory or testing laboratory) must be borne by the
approved person.
3) An approved person who receives a notice mentioned in paragraph (1) must not install any
water fitting mentioned in the notice unless and until the Board informs the approved person
that the Board is satisfied that the water fitting is fit for use in a water service installation.
4) Where the Board informs the approved person, who receives the notice mentioned in
paragraph (1) that the Board is not satisfied that the water fitting is fit for use in a water
service installation, the approved person ––
a) must immediately stop installing such water fitting in Singapore; and
b) must, if the Board so requires, remove all such water fittings already installed at the
approved person’s own cost and expense.
Requirements in relation to disconnected water fitting

22. If a water fitting is disconnected and is not, within 28 days after such disconnection,
reconnected or replaced, the approved person must engage a licensed plumber to disconnect a
pipe or any part of a pipe that ––
a) conveyed piped water suitable for drinking supplied by the approved person to that
disconnected water fitting; and
b) is not required to convey such piped water suitable for drinking to any other fitting.
Maintenance of connecting pipes and water service installation

23.––
1) An approved person must maintain all connecting pipes used by the approved person to
supply piped water suitable for drinking.
2) An approved person must ––
a) maintain, and ensure the security of, every water service installation in accordance
with these Regulations and any applicable requirement specified in any standard, code
of practice or guidelines adopted or issued by the Board under regulation 3; and
b) notify the Board immediately of any contamination of water in the water service
installation which comes to the approved person’s knowledge.
Maintenance and security of storage tank

24.––
1) This regulation applies to an approved person who uses a water service installation with a
storage tank to supply piped water suitable for drinking.
2) An approved person must engage, at least once every 12 months, a licensed plumber to do
all of the following:
a) inspect the storage tank;
b) where necessary, clean and disinfect the storage tank;
c) certify that ––
i) the storage tank is fit and safe for the storage of piped water suitable for drinking;
ii) the water contained in the storage tank is free from contamination or pollution, and
there is no likelihood of such contamination or pollution;
iii) water samples taken from the storage tank pass the appropriate chemical and
bacteriological examinations; and
iv) the storage tank is properly maintained.
3) An approved person must ensure that ––
a) no person, except with the authority of the approved person, has access to ––
i) the storage tank (including any tap fitted to the storage tank) and its ancillary
equipment; or
ii) the premises where the storage tank and its ancillary equipment are located;
b) the storage tank (including any tap fitted to the storage tank) and its ancillary
equipment, and the premises where the storage tank and its ancillary equipment are
located, are kept properly locked at all times;
c) checks are conducted regularly for the purpose of ascertaining whether sub-paragraph
(b) is being complied with;
d) proper records are kept of ––
i) persons granted access under sub‑paragraph (a) to the storage tank (including
any tap fitted to the storage tank) and its ancillary equipment, or the premises
where the storage tank and its ancillary equipment are located; and
ii) checks conducted under sub‑paragraph (c), and that such records are made
available for inspection by the authorised officer; and
e) the Board is notified immediately of any unauthorised access to the storage tank
(including any tap fitted to the storage tank) or its ancillary equipment which comes to
the approved person’s knowledge.
Division 2 –– Requirements for other persons
Application of this Division New Part III Division 2 is applicable to

25. This Division applies to any person (other than an approved person) in relation to any water any person (other than an approved
fitting, apparatus, pump, water service installation, hot water apparatus, water heater or any person) in relation to any water fitting,
other thing mentioned in this Division used by the approved person for the supply of piped water apparatus, pump, water service
suitable for drinking. installation, hot water apparatus, water
heater or any other thing mentioned in
Installation of water fitting, etc. this Division used by the approved
26.–– person for the supply of piped water
1) A person must not install, alter, repair or use any water fitting, apparatus or pump in such a suitable for drinking.
manner that ––
a) affects or is likely to affect the quality of any piped water suitable for drinking supplied Any person who contravenes the
by an approved person (including in any water main or other pipe of the approved relevant provisions of Regulations 26,
person); 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 shall be guilty of
b) causes or permits, or is likely to cause or permit, contamination of any piped water offence.
suitable for drinking supplied by an approved person; or
c) the water fitting, apparatus or pump, when used by the approved person to supply
piped water suitable for drinking, does not conform to any applicable requirement
specified in the First Schedule or any standard, code of practice or guidelines adopted
or issued by the Board under regulation 3.
2) A person must not install any water fitting, apparatus or pump which ––
a) is damaged, worn or faulty;
b) for any reason ––
i) affects or is likely to affect the quality of any piped water suitable for drinking
supplied by an approved person (including in any water main or other pipe of the
approved person); or
ii) causes or permits, or is likely to cause or permit, contamination of any piped water
suitable for drinking supplied by an approved person; or
c) does not conform to any applicable requirement specified in regulation 18, the First
Schedule or any standard, code of practice or guidelines adopted or issued by the
Board under regulation 3.
3) Where a water service installation or any part of a water service installation is intended only
to receive or convey an approved person’s supply of piped water suitable for drinking, a
person must not install, alter, repair or use the water service installation or any part of the
water service installation, in such a manner that it receives or conveys any other water.
4) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1), (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence.
Accessibility to water fitting

27.––
1) A person must not install a water fitting in such a position as will prevent reasonable access
to the water fitting for purposes of examination, repair and replacement.
2) Paragraph (1) does not apply if it is not reasonably practicable to provide the reasonable
access.
3) Nothing in paragraph (1) prohibits ––
a) the enclosing of any pipe or fitting in a chase or duct, or in plastering, if the pipe or
fitting is reasonably accessible for the purposes mentioned in paragraph (1); or
b) the installation of any pipe in a pipe sleeve or duct located under or within a solid floor
if the pipe can be readily removed from such sleeve or duct and replaced.
4) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
Installation of hot water apparatus, etc.

28.––
1) A person must not install any hot water apparatus unless the hot water apparatus is fitted
with an adequate device or constructed ––
a) so as to prevent any backflow of piped water suitable for drinking to ––
i) the hot water apparatus; or
ii) any pipe conveying piped water suitable for drinking supplied by the approved
person; and
b) so as not to cause any contamination, or any other adverse effect on the quality, of
any piped water suitable for drinking supplied by the approved person.
2) Where a person installs any water heater on the approved person’s premises to heat the
approved person’s supply of piped water suitable for drinking, the person must not connect
any mixing valve, pipe or other water fitting in which hot water and cold water are mixed, so
as to mix ––
a) water supplied from the water heater connected directly to a service pipe, with cold
water not supplied directly from a service pipe; or
b) water supplied from the water heater not connected directly to a service pipe, with cold
water supplied from a service pipe.
c) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.
Supply of water fittings to approved persons

29.––
1) A person must not ––
a) supply; or
b) offer, display or advertise for supply,
any water fitting for use in Singapore unless ––
c) the water fitting complies with ––
i) regulation 18;
ii) paragraphs 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11(1)(a) and (4), 13(1) and (3), 14, 15, 18(1), (2)
and (5) and 19 of the First Schedule; and
iii) such standard, code of practice or guidelines adopted or issued by the Board under
regulation 3, as the Board may specify; and
d) any standard referred to in regulation 18(2)(a) or (4) applicable to that water fitting is
appropriately indicated on the water fitting or on the packaging for that water fitting.
2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) must, if the Board so requires, recall all water
fittings supplied by the person in contravention of that paragraph at the person’s own cost
and expense.
3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence.
Board may require testing of water fitting

30.––
1) The Board may, by notice in writing, require any person who ––
a) installs or offers or advertises to install; or
b) supplies or offers, displays or advertises for supply,
any water fitting for use in any water service installation to have a sample of the water fitting
tested or examined by an accredited laboratory or such other testing laboratory as the Board
may allow, within the time specified in the notice.
2) Any costs and expenses incurred for the testing or examination of a water fitting (including
fees payable to the accredited laboratory or testing laboratory) must be borne by the person
mentioned in paragraph (1).
3) A person who receives a notice mentioned in paragraph (1) must not ––
a) install or offer or advertise to install; or
b) supply or offer, display or advertise for supply,
any water fitting mentioned in the notice unless and until the Board informs the person that the
Board is satisfied that the water fitting is fit for use in a water service installation.
4) Where the Board informs the person who receives a notice mentioned in paragraph (1) that
the Board is not satisfied that the water fitting is fit for use in a water service installation, the
person ––
a) must immediately stop installing, supplying, or offering, displaying or advertising to
install or for supply, such water fitting in Singapore; and
b) must, if the Board so requires, recall all such water fittings already installed or supplied
at the person’s own cost and expense.
5) Any person who ––
a) fails to comply with a notice served on the person under paragraph (1); or
b) contravenes paragraph (3) or (4),
shall be guilty of an offence.
Prohibition against tampering, etc.

31.––
1) A person must not tamper or otherwise interfere with any water service installation used by
an approved person for the supply of piped water suitable for drinking, in a manner that
causes, or is likely to cause, any contamination or other adverse effect on the quality of such
water.
2) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
3) It is a defence to any prosecution for an offence under paragraph (2) if the accused proves,
on a balance of probabilities, that the accused interfered with the water service installation
solely for the purpose of maintaining the water service installation on behalf of the approved
person.”.
New regulation 34
10) The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately before regulation 35 in Part Part IV METERED WATER
IV, the following regulation: CONSUMPTION AND WATER
“Application of this Part CONSERVATION is applicable to
water supplied by PUB.
34. This Part applies in relation to water supplied by the Board.”.
11) Regulation 45 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “the consumer” and
substituting the words “a consumer or used by an approved person for the supply of piped water
suitable for drinking”.
Amendment of First Schedule

12) The First Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended –– The First Schedule Requirements for
a) by deleting the Schedule reference and substituting the following Schedule reference: water fittings Is amended.
“Regulations 4(1) and (2), 8(1), 17(1) and (2), 26(1) and (2) and 29(1)”;
b) by deleting the words “paragraph (2)” in paragraph 1(1) and substituting the words
“sub-paragraph (2)”;
c) by deleting the words “potable water supplied by the Board” in paragraph 1(1) and substituting
the words “piped water suitable for drinking”;
d) by deleting the words “Paragraph (1)” in paragraph 1(2) and substituting the words
“Sub-paragraph (1)”;
e) by deleting the words “potable water” wherever they appear in paragraph 1(2) and substituting
in each case the words “piped water suitable for drinking”;
f) by inserting, immediately after the words “supplied by the Board” wherever they appear in
paragraph 3(a) and (b), the words “or piped water suitable for drinking supplied by an
approved person,”;
g) by deleting the words “potable water” wherever they appear in paragraph 4 and substituting
in each case the words “piped water suitable for drinking (excluding NEWater)”;
h) by deleting the words “water supplied by the Board for potable purposes” in paragraph 7 and
substituting the words “piped water suitable for drinking (excluding NEWater)”;
i) by deleting the words “potable water pumps and other associated appliances and devices of
a storage tank” in paragraph 9 and substituting the words “pumps used in connection with the
supply of piped water suitable for drinking (excluding NEWater), and other associated
appliances and devices of a storage tank,”;
j) by deleting the words “potable water supplied by the Board” in paragraph 10 and substituting
the words “piped water suitable for drinking (excluding NEWater)”;
k) by deleting the words “of the Board” in paragraph 10;
l) by deleting paragraph 12 and substituting the following paragraph:
“12. A storage tank receiving piped water suitable for drinking (excluding NEWater), and
any other water, must have an air-gap of not less than 150 millimetres between the inlet of
the storage tank receiving the piped water suitable for drinking (excluding NEWater) and
the top edge of the storage tank.”;
m) by deleting the words “paragraph (2)” in paragraph 17(1) and substituting the words
“sub-paragraph (2)”;
n) by deleting the words “, and shall be of such a design as not to cause wastage of water” in
paragraph 19 and substituting the words “or piped water suitable for drinking supplied by an
approved person”; and
o) by inserting, immediately after paragraph 19, the following paragraph:
“20. Every flushing cistern or flush valve connected directly or indirectly to any pipe
conveying water supplied by the Board must be of a design that does not cause any wastage
of water supplied by the Board.”.
952 Resource Public Utilities (Regulated Works and WSI Design Works) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
2) Regulation 10 of the Public Utilities (Regulated Works and WSI Design Works) Regulations 2018 A licensed plumber has to notify the
(G.N. No. S 163/2018) is amended by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following Board if any water service installation
paragraph: is causing or likely to cause any
“(1) A licensed plumber or professional engineer must, in the course of any specified activity or pollution or contamination of piped
inspecting any water service installation, notify the Board of any water service installation that is water suitable for drinking supplied by
causing or likely to cause any of the following: the Board as well as by an approved
a) wastage, pollution or contamination of water supplied by the Board; person.
b) pollution or contamination of piped water suitable for drinking supplied by an approved
person.”.
Miscellaneous amendments
3) The Public Utilities (Regulated Works and WSI Design Works) Regulations 2018 are amended
by deleting the words “potable water” in the following regulations and substituting in each case
the words “piped water suitable for drinking”:
Regulations 13(3)(c) and 16(2)(b)(iii).
953 Resource Public Utilities (Composition of Offences) (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2019 For information.
Effective date: 25 March 2019 Regulation 2 is amended to include
compoundable offences for the
Amendment of regulation 2 offences in the following regulations:
2) Regulation 2 of the Public Utilities (Composition of Offences) Regulations 2014 (G.N. No. S  26 Installation of water fitting, etc.
825/2014) is amended ––  27 Accessibility to water fitting
a) by inserting, immediately after the words “15(3)(a) or (4),” in paragraph (c), “26(4), 27(4),  28 Installation of how water
28(3), 29(3), 30(5),31(2),”; and apparatus
b) by inserting, immediately after “15(4),” in paragraph (d)(ii), “26(4), 27(4), 28(3), 31(2),”.  29 Supply of water fittings to
approved persons
 30 Board may require testing of
water testing
 31 Prohibition against tampering,
etc.
954 Environment Environmental Public Health (Water Suitable for Drinking) Regulations 2019
S 156/2019
2. Definitions
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires ––
“code of practice” means the Code of Practice on Drinking Water Sampling and Safety Plans
issued by the Director- General as at 25 March 2019;
“parameter” means any property, characteristic, element, contaminant, substance or organism
that is mentioned in the Schedule;
“water safety plan” means a plan describing the risk assessment and risk management measures
that are or are to be used to minimise the likelihood of any water suitable for drinking being
polluted or unwholesome;
“water sampling plan” means a plan containing information on the sampling and testing of water,
including ––
a) the sampling location;
b) the sampling protocol;
c) the frequency of sampling;
d) the parameters to be tested; and
e) the test methods to be used;
“WSSP water provider” means a water provider to whom Part 3 applies.
PART 2
REQUIREMENTS OF WATER SUITABLE FOR DRINKING
3. Requirements of water suitable for drinking
1) For the purposes of section 79(2)(a) of the Act, the prescribed requirements are as specified
in the Schedule. The prescribed requirements for water
2) For the purpose of section 79(2)(b) of the Act, the prescribed methodology or assessment is suitable for drinking, water is specified
as specified in the Guidelines for Assessment and Methodologies for Quality of Drinking in the Schedule.
Water, as may be amended from time to time, and which is available on the Agency’s website The prescribed methodology or
at http://www.nea.gov.sg. assessment can be found on National
PART 3 Environmental Agency website.
SAMPLING, TESTING AND ANALYSIS OF WATER SUITABLE FOR DRINKING
Division 1 –– General
4. Application of this Part
1) Subject to paragraph (3), this Part applies to a water provider if ––
a) the water provider provides water suitable for drinking by a system that is capable of
producing more than 4 cubic metres of water suitable for drinking in a day; or This part is applicable to water provider
b) the Director-General notifies the water provider in writing that this Part applies to the water provides water suitable for drinking by
provider. a system that is capable of producing
2) The Director-General may only give a water provider a notice under paragraph (1)(b) if the more than 4 m3 of water suitable for
Director-General is satisfied that it is necessary to protect human health. drinking in a day or otherwise notified
3) Where a water provider is subject to this Part under paragraph (1)(a), the water provider is by the Director-General, if it is deemed
subject to this Part only in relation to the provision of water by the system that produces water as necessary to protect human health.
suitable for drinking.
4) In this regulation, “produce”, in relation to water suitable for drinking, means converting non-
potable water into water suitable for drinking.
Division 2 –– Water safety plan and water sampling plan
5. Water safety plan

1) A WSSP water provider must not provide any water suitable for drinking unless the WSSP
water provider has in place a water safety plan that is prepared by the WSSP water provider,
in accordance with the code of practice, and approved by the Director-General, for –– A WSSP water provider must have in
a) where the code of practice requires, water that the WSSP water provider intends to convert place a water safety plan in
into water suitable for drinking; and accordance with the code of practice
b) the water suitable for drinking. and must be approved by the Director-
2) The WSSP water provider must review the water safety plan in accordance with the code of General, to provide any water suitable
practice at least once each year, beginning with the year following the year in which the water for drinking.
safety plan is approved by the Director-General upon its preparation.
3) After each review, the WSSP water provider must submit to the Director-General a report of
the review ––
a) in accordance with the code of practice and in such form and manner as the Director-
General may require; and
b) by 31 December of the year in which the review is conducted or such later time as the
Director-General may allow in any particular case.
4) The WSSP water provider must not amend the water safety plan (including following a review)
except in accordance with the code of practice and with the approval of the Director-General.
5) The WSSP water provider must comply with the water safety plan (with such amendments, if
any) as approved by the Director-General.
6. Water sampling plan

1) A WSSP water provider must not provide any water suitable for drinking unless the WSSP
water provider has in place a water sampling plan that is prepared by the WSSP water
provider, in accordance with the code of practice, and approved by the Director-General, for A WSSP water provider must have in
–– place a water sampling plan in
a) where the code of practice requires, water that the WSSP water provider intends to convert accordance with the code of practice
into water suitable for drinking; and and must be approved by the Director-
b) the water suitable for drinking. General, to provide any water suitable
2) The WSSP water provider must not amend the water sampling plan except where in for drinking.
accordance with the code of practice and with the approval of the Director-General.
3) The WSSP water provider must ––
a) comply with the water sampling plan (with such amendments, if any) as approved by the
Director-General;
b) ensure that adequate measures are taken to prevent the contamination or adulteration of
samples obtained under the approved water sampling plan; and
c) have the samples tested in ––

i) a testing laboratory accredited by the Singapore Accreditation Council to conduct the
required test; or
ii) any other place allowed by the Director-General.
4) In deciding whether to allow a test to be carried out at any other place under paragraph
(3)(c)(ii), the Director-General must consider whether the time taken to carry out the test in a
testing laboratory may cause the test results to be unreliable.
5) Where the samples are tested at a place that is not a testing laboratory accredited by the
Singapore Accreditation Council, the WSSP water provider must ensure that the kit or
equipment used to test the samples ––
a) is able to perform the required analysis;
b) is calibrated and accurate; and
c) is maintained in good working condition.
Division 3 –– Enforcement of this Part

7. Power to require water sample for test and analysis
1) Where the Director-General knows or has reason to suspect that the water suitable for
drinking provided by a WSSP water provider is polluted or unwholesome, the Director-General Regulation 7 and 8 empower the
may direct the WSSP water provider in writing to submit to the Director-General a sample of Director-General to require water
enough water to test and analyse if the water is polluted or unwholesome. sample for test and analysis and
2) A WSSP water provider given a direction under paragraph (1) must comply with the direction. submit an amended report upon review
of water safety plan.
8. Powers upon review of water safety plan
1) Where the Director-General considers that ––
a) a review of a water safety plan under regulation 5(2); or
b) a further review under this paragraph,
was not carried out in accordance with the code of practice, the Director-General may direct the
WSSP water provider to carry out a further review that is in accordance with the code of practice
and submit a report of the further review by such time as the Director-General may allow.
2) Where the Director-General considers that ––
a) a report of the review of a water safety plan under regulation 5(3); or
b) a report of a further review under paragraph (1),
is not in accordance with the code of practice, the Director-General may direct the WSSP water
provider to submit an amended report that is in accordance with the code of practice by such time
as the Director-General may allow.
3) Where the Director-General receives the report of a review of a water safety plan and
considers that the water safety plan does not comply with the code of practice, the Director-
General may direct the WSSP water provider to amend the water safety plan so that it
complies with the code of practice, and the water safety plan so amended is treated as
approved by the Director-General for the purposes of regulation 5(4).
4) A WSSP water provider given a direction under paragraph (1), (2) or (3) must comply with the
direction.
9. Notice of and remedial measures to polluted or unwholesome water A WSSP water provider who is aware
1) A WSSP water provider who becomes aware, or has reason to suspect, that the water suitable or suspects the water suitable for
for drinking provided by the WSSP water provider is or might be polluted or unwholesome –– drinking provided is or might be
a) must notify the Director-General of the situation in accordance with paragraph (2) as soon polluted, must notify the Director-
as it is practicable but within 24 hours; and General within 24 hours and take
b) take such appropriate measures as may be necessary to remedy the situation. appropriate measures to remedy the
2) The notification mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) must be made in such form and manner as the situation. The Director-General may
Director-General may require and must include –– direct the WSSP water provider in
a) the date and time when the WSSP water provider became aware or suspected that the writing to take any additional remedial
water suitable for drinking became, or might have become, polluted or unwholesome; measures.
b) an explanation of the situation (including why, how and when (if known) the provided water
suitable for drinking became, or might have become, polluted or unwholesome);
c) the potential danger to human health that has arisen or may arise from the situation; and
d) the measures that the WSSP water provider is taking to remedy the situation.
3) The Director-General may direct the WSSP water provider in writing to take any additional
remedial measures that the Director-General considers necessary by a specified time, and
the WSSP water provider must comply with the direction.
10. Maintenance of records

1) Every WSSP water provider must keep and maintain, in such form and manner as the Every WSSP water provider has to
Director-General may require, and for as long as required under this regulation, complete and keep and maintain the water safety
accurate records of –– plan, water sampling plan, every test,
a) the water safety plan of the WSSP water provider as approved by the Director-General analysis result and remedial measure
under regulation 5; and other action or matter that the
b) the water sampling plan of the WSSP water provider as approved by the Director-General Director-General may specify. The
under regulation 6; records have to maintained in the
c) the result of every test and analysis undertaken by the WSSP water provider under years specified.
regulation 6;
d) every remedial measure and other action taken by the WSSP water provider under
regulation 9; and
e) such other matter as the Director-General may specify in relation to the WSSP water
provider.
2) The records mentioned in paragraph (1) must be kept and maintained ––
a) for records relating to the WSSP water provider’s water safety plan, subject to paragraph
(3), at least 5 years after the date the WSSP water provider no longer provides the water
to which the water safety plan relates;
b) for records relating to the WSSP water provider’s water sampling plan, subject to
paragraph (4), for at least 10 years after the date the WSSP water provider no longer
provides the water to which the water sampling plan relates;
c) for records of any report relating to a test and analysis of a chemical parameter, for at
least 10 years after the date of the report;
d) for records of any report relating to a test and analysis of a non-chemical parameter, for
at least 5 years after the date of the report;
e) for records of any remedial measure or other action taken, for at least 5 years after the
date of the taking of the remedial measure or action; and
f) for records of such other matter as the Director-General may specify in relation to the
WSSP water provider, for as long as the Director-General may specify.
3) Despite paragraph (2)(a), any record relating to a part of the WSSP water provider’s water
safety plan that has been superseded by an amendment need only be kept and maintained
for 5 years after the Director-General approved the amendment.
4) Despite paragraph (2)(b), any record relating to a part of the WSSP water provider’s water
sampling plan that has been superseded by an amendment need only be kept and maintained
for 5 years after the Director-General approved the amendment.
5) The Director-General may direct the WSSP water provider to submit any record maintained
by the WSSP water provider under paragraph (1) to the Director-General for inspection, and
the WSSP water provider must comply with the direction.
PART 4
MISCELLANEOUS
11. Power to require information
1) The Director-General may direct a water provider in writing to provide the Director-General, Regulation 11 empowers the Director-
by a specified time, such information or document as the Director-General considers relevant General to require information to
or useful to ascertain if the water suitable for drinking provided or to be provided by the water ascertain if the water suitable for
provider is unpolluted and wholesome, including any information or document relating to –– drinking provided or to be provided by
a) any process or operation that is or is to be employed by the water provider in providing the water provider is unpolluted and
water suitable for drinking; wholesome.
b) any material or chemical that is or is to be used by the water provider in providing water
suitable for drinking;
c) in the case of a WSSP water provider ––
i) the water safety plan as approved by the Director-General under regulation 5;
ii) the water sampling plan as approved by the Director-General under regulation 6; and
iii) any test of water or result of the analysis of such test done under regulation 6; and
d) any feedback received from any person on the quality, purity and general appearance of
the water suitable for drinking provided by the water provider.
2) A water provider given a direction under paragraph (1) must comply with the direction. The Environmental Public Health
(Quality of Piped Drinking Water)
12. Revocation Regulations 2008 is revoked.
The Environmental Public Health (Quality of Piped Drinking Water) Regulations 2008 (G.N. No.
S 35/2008) (called in these Regulations the revoked Regulations) are revoked.
13. Saving and transitional provisions

1) Every water safety plan or water sampling plan that is approved before 25 March 2019, and
is in force immediately before that date, continues as if, and is treated as, a water safety plan
or water sampling plan approved under these Regulations.
2) Where an application to amend or substitute a water safety plan or water sampling plan under
regulation 5(4) of the revoked Regulations is made before 25 March 2019, and the application
is pending immediately before that date, the application is treated as an application to amend
that plan, made under regulation 5(4) or 6(2) (as the case may be) of these Regulations.
3) A review of a water safety plan conducted under regulation 6(1) of the revoked Regulations
before 25 March 2019 is treated as a review conducted under regulation 5(2) of these
Regulations.
4) A further review of a water safety plan conducted under regulation 6(4) of the revoked
Regulations before 25 March 2019 is treated as a further review conducted under regulation
8(1) of these Regulations.
5) A report submitted under regulation 6(3) of the revoked Regulations before 25 March 2019 is
treated as a report under regulation 5(3) of these Regulations.
6) A further report submitted under regulation 6(4) of the revoked Regulations before 25 March
2019 is treated as an amended report under regulation 8(1) of these Regulations.
7) Every matter specified under regulation 10(1)(d) of the revoked Regulations before 25 March
2019 continues as if, and is treated as, specified under regulation 10(1)(e) of these
Regulations.
Schedule
955 Environment Environmental Public Health (Composition of Offences) (Amendment) Rules 2019
S 157/2019
Amendment of rule 2
2) Rule 2 of the Environmental Public Health (Composition of Offences) Rules (R 1) is amended – Rule 2 is amended to delete the
– following regulations in Composition of
a) by deleting “, 79” in paragraph (a)(i); Offences:
b) by deleting “78,” in paragraph (a)(ii);  78 Interpretation of this Part
c) by inserting, immediately after paragraph (aa), the following paragraph:  79 Provision of water suitable for
“(ab) any offence (other than a continuing offence) under section 79(6) of the Act;”; drinking
d) by deleting the word “; and” at the end of paragraph (i) and substituting a full-stop; and
e) by deleting paragraph (j).
956 Safety and Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Act 2019 (Commencement) Notification 2019
Health S158/2019
The Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Act 2019 comes into operation on 25 March 2019. For information.
957 Safety and Infectious Diseases (Measures to prevent or control the spread of Infectious Diseases) (Revocation)
Health Regulations 2019
S 159/2019
Revocation For information only.

2) The Infectious Diseases (Measures to Prevent or Control the Spread of Infectious Diseases)
Regulations 2004 (G.N. No. S 13/2004) are revoked.
958 Safety and Infectious Diseases (Notification of Infectious Diseases) (Exemption) (Revocation) Order 2019
Health S 160/2019
Revocation
2) The Infectious Diseases (Notification of Infectious Diseases) (Exemption) Order 2008 (G.N. No. For information only.
S 613/2008) is revoked.
959 Safety and Infectious Diseases (Quarantine) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Health S 161/2019
2) Regulation 2 of the Infectious Diseases (Quarantine) Regulations (Rg 1) (called in these The definition of infected area is
Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended by deleting the words “section 21” in the amended.
definition of “infected area” and substituting the words “section 26”.
Amendment of regulation 6 A consequential amendment from the

3) Regulation 6(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the word “Minister” in sub- Infectious Diseases Act to refer to the
paragraph (a)(i) and substituting the words “appropriate Minister”. “appropriate Minister”.
Amendment of regulation 12 A consequential amendment from the

4) Regulation 12(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “section 23” and Infectious Diseases Act to Regulation
substituting the words “section 28”. 12.
960 Safety and Infectious Diseases (Certificates of Vaccination or other Prophylaxis) (Amendment) Regulations
Health 2019
S 162/2019
Amendment of regulation 2 The link to the World Health

2) Regulation 2 of the Infectious Diseases (Certificates of Vaccination or Other Prophylaxis) Organisation website is amended.
Regulations 2008 (G.N. No. S 611/2008) is amended by deleting
“http://www.who.int/csr/ihr/icvp/en/index.html” in the definition of “Certificate” and substituting
“http://www.who.int”.
961 Safety and Infectious Diseases (Notification of Infectious Diseases) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Health S 163/2019
Amendment of regulation 1 The title of the Regulation is amended

2) Regulation 1 of the Infectious Diseases (Notification of Infectious Diseases) Regulations 2008 to include “Prescribed”.
(G.N. No. S 612/2008) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended by
inserting, immediately after the words “Notification of”, the word “Prescribed”.
Amendment of regulation 2 The regulations are amended to

3) Regulation 2 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “infectious diseases” include “prescribed infectious
and substituting the words “prescribed infectious diseases”. diseases”.
4) Regulation 3 of the principal Regulations is amended —
a) by deleting the words “an infectious disease” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “a
prescribed infectious disease”;
b) by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraph:
“(3) Every notification under section 6(1), (2) and (3) of the Act must be given by fax or
through the electronic notification system.”; and
c) by inserting, immediately after the word “Form” in the regulation heading, the words “and
manner”.
5) Regulation 4 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “an infectious
disease mentioned in the Schedule” and substituting the words “a prescribed infectious disease”.
Deletion and substitution of regulation 5 and new The prescribed time for notification by
regulation 5A a medical practitioner who has reason
6) Regulation 5 of the principal Regulations is deleted and the following regulations substituted to believe or suspect that a person is a
therefor: carrier of a prescribed infectious
“Time for notification by medical practitioner disease is amended as per the new
5.— Schedule.
1) For the purposes of section 6(1) of the Act, the prescribed time for notification by a
medical practitioner is as follows:
a) where the medical practitioner has reason to believe or suspects that a person
attended or treated by the medical practitioner is suffering from, or is a carrier of, a
prescribed infectious disease mentioned in the second column of Part 1 or 2 (as
the case may be) of the Schedule—the time specified in the third column of that
Part that corresponds to that prescribed infectious disease, starting when the
medical practitioner so believes or suspects; and
b) where a medical practitioner —
i) has reason to believe or suspects that a person attended or treated by the
medical practitioner is suffering from, or is a carrier of, a prescribed infectious
disease mentioned in the second column of Part 1 or 3 (as the case may be) of
the Schedule; and
ii) during the attendance or treatment, performs a diagnostic test on that person
and becomes aware that the person is suffering from, or is a carrier of, that
prescribed infectious disease, the time specified in the third column of that Part
that corresponds to that prescribed infectious disease, starting when the
medical practitioner becomes so aware.
2) For the purposes of section 6(3)(b) of the Act and subject to paragraph (3), the
prescribed time for notification by a medical practitioner who is aware or suspects that
a person has died while suffering from, or being a carrier of, a prescribed infectious
disease mentioned in the second column of Part 1 or 2 (as the case may be) of the
Schedule is the time specified in the third column of that Part that corresponds to that
prescribed infectious disease, starting when the medical practitioner becomes so aware
or suspects.
3) To avoid doubt, paragraph (2) does not apply if the medical practitioner had notified the
Director under section 6(1) of the Act that the medical practitioner had reason to believe
or suspect that the person was suffering from, or was a carrier of, the prescribed
infectious disease.
Time for notification by person in charge of laboratory A new regulation 5A Time for
5A. notification by person in charge of
For the purposes of section 6(2) of the Act, the prescribed time for notification by a person in laboratory is added to specify the
charge of a laboratory who becomes aware of the existence of a prescribed infectious disease prescribed time for notification by a
mentioned in the second column of Part 1 or 3 (as the case may be) of the Schedule is the time person in charge of a laboratory who
specified in the third column of that Part that corresponds to that prescribed infectious disease, becomes aware of the existence of a
starting when the person becomes so aware.”. prescribed infectious disease as per
the new Schedule.
Deletion and substitution of Schedule

7) The Schedule to the principal Regulations is deleted and the following Schedule substituted The new Schedule includes the
therefor: prescribed time for notification for the
THE SCHEDULE prescribed infectious diseases.
962 Environment Singapore Food Agency Act 2019 (Commencement) Notification 2019
S 165/2019
The Agri‑Food and Veterinary
2. The Singapore Food Agency Act 2019, except sections 55, 56 and 63, comes into operation on Authority Act will be repealed on 2 April
1 April 2019. 2019. The Cattle Act will be repealed
3. Section 55 of the Singapore Food Agency Act 2019 comes into operation on 2 April 2019. on 1 June 2019. The amendment to
4. Section 56 of the Singapore Food Agency Act 2019 comes into operation on 1 June 2019. Planning Act will come into operation
5. Section 63 of the Singapore Food Agency Act 2019 comes into operation on 1 September 2019. on 1 September 2019.
963 Environment Environmental Public Health (Public Cleansing) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
S 172/2019
Effective date: 1st April 2019
2. Amendment of Second Schedule

The Second Schedule to the Environmental Public Health (Public Cleansing) Regulations (Rg For information. The second schedule
3) is amended. - Fees for the collection and removal of
The Second Schedule refuse is amended.
964 Resource Public Utilities (Water Supply) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2019
Effective date: 1st April 2019 except Regulation 6(b)
1st April 2020 for Regulation 6(b)
2. Amendment of regulation 8
Regulation 8(1) of the Public Utilities (Water Supply) Regulations (Rg 5) (called in these The amendment is related to supply of
Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended by deleting “(5)” in sub‑paragraph (i)(B) and water fitting for use in Singapore.
substituting “(3)”.
Regulation 29(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting “(5)” in sub‑paragraph The amendment is related to supply of
(c)(ii) and substituting “(3)”. water fittings to approved persons.
4. Amendment of regulation 40AB

Regulation 40AB of the principal Regulations is amended — The amendment is related to
a) by deleting sub‑paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) and substituting the following restrictions on advertisements for
sub‑paragraph: supply of specified water fittings.
“(a) where the advertisement has any visual element, must ensure the following:
i. for an advertisement other than a print advertisement —
A. a Water Efficiency Label is, as far as practicable, displayed in the
advertisement next to the image or description of the specified water
fitting; or
B. where it is not practicable to comply with sub‑paragraph (A), all the
information contained in the Water Efficiency Label is stated in the
advertisement;
ii. for an advertisement that is a print advertisement —
A. the advertisement complies with sub‑paragraph (i); or
B. the information mentioned in paragraph (2A) is stated in the
advertisement; and”; and
b) by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraph:
“(2A) The information required in paragraph (2)(a)(ii)(B) is as follows:
a) the tick rating of the specified water fitting;
b) the brand of the specified water fitting;
c) the model number of the specified water fitting;
d) the number issued by the Board for the specified water fitting’s registration
under regulation 40AE.”.
5. Amendment of First Schedule

Paragraph 18 of the First Schedule to the principal Regulations is deleted and the following The First Schedule Requirements for
paragraph substituted therefor: water fittings is amended.
“18.—(1) Every flushing cistern serving a water‑closet pan must be of such a design, and be
arranged, so as to give a dual flush of 2 different volumes such that —
a) the volume of the full flush does not exceed 4 litres; and
b) the volume of the reduced flush does not exceed 3 litres.
(2) Every flush valve serving a water‑closet pan must be of such a design, and be arranged,
so as to give a single flush of not more than 4.5 litres.
(3) Every flush valve serving a urinal must be of such a design, and be arranged, so as to give
a single flush of not more than one litre.”.
6. Amendment of Part 1 of Second Schedule

Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of the Second Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended —
a) by inserting, immediately after the words “Section 10 of BS EN 1287 (1999)” in the third Part 1 of the Second Schedule Test
column of item (1)(n), the words “or section 13.2 of BS EN 1111(2017)”; and Standard or Method is amended.
b) by deleting the words “Section 10 of BS EN 1287 (1999) or section” in the third column of
item (1)(n) and substituting the word “Section”.

Paragraph 2 of Part 2 of the Second Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended by
deleting sub‑paragraphs (a) to (e) and substituting the following sub‑paragraphs: Part 2 of the Second Standard Water
Efficiency Label Requirements is
(a) basin tap and mixer — amended.
Number of ticks Flow rate (litres per minute)
2 2 < flow rate ≤ 4
3 flow rate ≤ 2
(b) sink tap and mixer or bib tap and mixer —
3 flow rate ≤ 4
(c) shower tap and mixer —
3 flow rate ≤ 5
(d) flushing cisterns —
Number of ticks Flush volume (litres per flush)
2 (a) 3.5 < flush volume for full flush ≤ 4; and
(b) 2.5 < flush volume for reduced flush ≤ 3
3 (a) flush volume for full flush ≤ 3.5; and
(b) flush volume for reduced flush ≤ 2.5
(e) urinal flush valves and waterless urinals —
Number of ticks Flush volume (litres per flush)
2 0.5 < flush volume ≤ 1
3 flush volume ≤ 0.5

Part 3 of the Second Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended —
a) by deleting sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph 1 and substituting the following
sub‑paragraph: Part 3 of the Second Standard Water
“(c) the lowest flow rate of the tap and mixer — Efficiency l Requirements is amended.
i. for a sink tap and mixer with a flow rate falling within the range of flow rates
specified for 3 ticks — must not be lower than 2.5 litres per minute;
ii. for a sink tap and mixer with a flow rate falling within the range of flow rates
specified for 2 ticks — must not be lower than 3.5 litres per minute;
iii. for a basin tap and mixer, with a flow rate falling within the range of flow rates
specified for 2 ticks and 3 ticks — must not be lower than 1.5 litres per minute;
iv. for a bib tap and mixer with a flow rate falling within the range of flow rates
specified for 2 ticks and 3 ticks — must not be lower than 3.5 litres per minute;
and
v. for a shower tap and mixer with a flow rate falling within the range of flow rates
specified for 2 ticks and 3 ticks — must not be lower than 4.5 litres per
minute;”;
b) by deleting the words “6 litres” in paragraph 1(d)(i) and substituting the words “4 litres”;
c) by deleting the words “8 litres” in paragraph 1(d)(ii) and substituting the words “6 litres”;
d) by deleting the words “9 litres” in paragraph 1(d)(iii) and substituting the words “7 litres”;
e) by inserting, immediately after the words “flush valve” in paragraph 2, the words
“serving a urinal”; and
f) by deleting the words “, (2) or (5)” in paragraph 2 and substituting the words “or (3)”.
965 Safety and Employment (Amendment) Act 2018 (Commencement) Notification 2019
Health S 197/2019
Effective date: 1 April 2019
2. The Employment (Amendment) Act 2018 comes into operation on 1 April 2019. For information only.
966 Safety and Workplace Safety and Health (Registration of Factories) (Amendment) Regulations 2019
Health S 206/2019
Effective date: 1 April 2019
Regulation 3 of the Workplace Safety and Health (Registration of Factories) Regulations 2008 From 1 April 2019, construction
(G.N. No. S 501/2008) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended by worksites will no longer need to be
deleting paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraph: registered with MOM.
“(a) any premises where building operations or any work of engineering construction are carried
out; and”.
3. Amendment of Part II of First Schedule

Part II of the First Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph 1.
4. Amendment of Second Schedule

Item 2 of the Second Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “1
or”.

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New section 21B A new Section 21B is added to allow

Deletion and substitution of heading to Part V

Amendment of section 45 Section 45 is amended by deleting the

New section 55B

Amendment of section 57A

New section 57B

Amendment of section 59A

Repeal and re-enactment of section 67

of that same offence as is the corporation, and shall be liable on conviction to be

Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships

iii) an individual involved in the management of the unincorporated association or

b) the person’s reasons for the intention, opinion, belief or purpose.”.

Repeal and re-enactment of section 68

Repeal and re-enactment of Second Schedule

Repeal of Fifth and Sixth Schedules

2) section 18(1); The phrase “notice in writing” is

Saving and transitional provision

New Division heading of Part IVA

Amendment of regulation 40B

““water efficiency manager”, in relation to a qualifying consumer, means a person

Specified consumer “Specified consumer” is any consumer

b) comprise the following: