Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Sewage) Regulations 2005. Country/Territory Singapore Document type Regulation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea, Environment gen. Keyword Marine pollution Pollution control International organization Certification Inspection Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Small Island Developing States, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes These Regulations enter into force on 1 August 2005. Abstract These Regulations establish provisions for the prevention of pollution of the sea in particular the discharge of sewage in Singapore waters. The discharge of sewage into the sea is prohibited except when the ship is discharging disinfected sewage using a system approved by the Administration at a distance of more than three nautical miles form the nearest land or when the ship has in operation an approved sewage treatment plant. A sewage treatment plant shall take into account the standards and test methods developed by the International Maritime Organization. An International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate shall be issued to any ship which is engaged in voyages to ports outside Singapore waters. Attached to these Regulations are two Schedules: Annex IV on the Convention listing Regulations for the prevention of pollution by sewage of ships (First Schedule); Fees (Second Schedule). Full text English References - Legislation Implements Prevention of Pollution of the Sea Act 1991 (Act No. 18 of 1990, Chapter 243). Legislation | Singapore | 1999 (2008) Keyword: Marine pollution, Basic legislation, Maritime zone, Navigation, Organic waste, Cleaning agents/detergents, Hazards, Effluent waste water/discharge, Hazardous waste, Oil pollution, Pollution control, Solid waste, Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources Source: FAO, FAOLEX