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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).

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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