Environmental Protection and Management (Ozone Depleting Substances) Regulations (No. S 604/2000)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT ACT (CHAPTER 94A, SECTION 77) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT (OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES) REGULATIONS Rg 9 G.N. No. S 604/2000 REVISED EDITION 2008 (31st January 2008) [1st January 2001] Citation 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection and Management (Ozone Depleting Substances) Regulations. Definitions 2. —(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires — “Annex A controlled substance” means any ozone depleting substance specified in the Schedule under the heading “Annex A” ; “Annex B controlled substance” means any ozone depleting substance specified in the Schedule under the heading “Annex B” ; “Annex C controlled substance” means any ozone depleting substance specified in the Schedule under the heading “Annex C” ; “Annex E controlled substance” means any ozone depleting substance specified in the Schedule under the heading “Annex E” ; “Copenhagen Amendment” means the amendments to the Montreal Protocol adopted by the Fourth Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Copenhagen on 25th November 1992; “London Amendment” means the amendments to the Montreal Protocol adopted by the Second Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in London on 29th June 1990; “Montreal Protocol” means the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer adopted at Montreal on 16th September 1987; “ozone depleting substance” means any ozone depleting substance specified in the Schedule to these Regulations or in Part I of the Second Schedule to the Act but shall not include — (a) such substance when contained in any product specified in the second column of Part I of the Second Schedule to the Act corresponding to ozone depleting substances; or (b) such substance when contained in any substance, preparation or product specified in Part II of the Second Schedule to the Act; “party to the Montreal Protocol” means a country or State which has ratified, accepted or approved the Montreal Protocol or acceded thereto. (2) For the purposes of these Regulations, Annexes A, B, C and E in the Schedule correspond to Annexes A, B, C and E, respectively, to the Montreal Protocol. Prohibition on importation from and exportation to certain countries 3. No person shall import into Singapore from, or export out of Singapore to, any country which — (a) at the time of importation or exportation is not a party to the Montreal Protocol, any Annex A controlled substance; (b) at the time of importation or exportation has not ratified, accepted or approved the London Amendment, any Annex B controlled substance; (c) at the time of importation or exportation has not ratified, accepted or approved the Copenhagen Amendment, any Annex C controlled substance specified under the sub-heading “Group II”; and (d) at the time of importation or exportation has not ratified, accepted or approved the Copenhagen Amendment, any Annex E controlled substance. Penalty 4. Any person who contravenes regulation 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 2 years or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $2,000 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction. THE SCHEDULE Regulation 2 ANNEX A Group I CFCl3 CFC-11 Trichlorofluoromethane CF2Cl 2 CFC-12 Dichlorodifluoromethane C2F 3Cl3 CFC-113 Trichlorotrifluoroethane C2F 4Cl2 CFC-114 Dichlorotetrafluoroethane C2F 5Cl CFC-115 Chloropentafluoroethane Group II CF2BrCl Halon-1211 Bromochlorodifluoromethane CF3Br Halon-1301 Bromotrifluoromethane C2F 4Br2 Halon-2402 Dibromotetrafluoroethane ANNEX B Group I CF3Cl CFC-13 Chlorotrifluoromethane C2FCl 5 CFC-111 Pentachlorofluoroethane C2F 2Cl4 CFC-112 Tetrachlorodifluoroethane C3FCl 7 CFC-211 Heptachlorofluoropropane C3F 2Cl6 CFC-212 Hexachlorodifluoropropane C3F 3Cl5 CFC-213 Pentachlorotrifluoropropane C3F 4Cl4 CFC-214 Tetrachlorotetrafluoropropane C3F 5Cl3 CFC-215 Trichloropentafluoropropane C3F 6Cl2 CFC-216 Dichlorohexafluoropropane C3F 7Cl CFC-217 Chloroheptafluoropropane Group II CCl4 Carbon tetrachloride Group III C2H 3Cl3 1,1,1-trichloroethane (methyl chloroform) ANNEX C Group I CHFCl2 HCFC-21 Dichlorofluoromethane CHF2Cl HCFC-22 Chlorodifluoromethane CH2FCl HCFC-31 Chlorofluoromethane C2HFCl 4 HCFC-121 Tetrachlorofluoroethane C2HF 2Cl3 HCFC-122 Trichlorodifluoroethane C2HF 3Cl2 HCFC-123 Dichlorotrifluoroethane C2HF 4Cl HCFC-124 Chlorotetrafluoroethane C2H 2FCl3 HCFC-131 Trichlorofluoroethane C2H 2F2Cl2 HCFC-132 Dichlorodifluoroethane C2H 2F3Cl HCFC-133 Chlorotrifluoroethane C2H 3FCl2 HCFC-141 Dichlorofluoroethane CH3CFCl 2 HCFC-141b 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoro-ethane C2H 3F2Cl HCFC-142 Chlorodifluoroethane CH3CF 2Cl HCFC-142b 1-chloro-1,1-difluoro-ethane C2H 4FCl HCFC-151 Chlorofluoroethane C3HFCl 6 HCFC-221 Hexachlorofluoropropane C3HF 2Cl5 HCFC-222 Pentachlorodifluoropropane C3HF 3Cl4 HCFC-223 Tetrachlorotrifluoropropane C3HF 4Cl3 HCFC-224 Trichlorotetrafluoropropane C3HF 5Cl2 HCFC-225 Dichloropentafluoropropane CF3CF 2CHCl2 HCFC-225ca 1,1-dichloro-2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropane CF2ClCF 2CHClF HCFC-225cb 1,3-dichloro-1,2,2,3,3-pentafluoropropane C3HF 6Cl HCFC-226 Chlorohexafluoropropane C3H 2FCl5 HCFC-231 Pentachlorofluoropropane C3H 2F2Cl4 HCFC-232 Tetrachlorodifluoropropane C3H 2F3Cl3 HCFC-233 Trichlorotrifluoropropane C3H 2F4Cl2 HCFC-234 Dichlorotetrafluoropropane C3H 2F5Cl HCFC-235 Chloropentafluoropropane C3H 3FCl4 HCFC-241 Tetrachlorofluoropropane C3H 3F2Cl3 HCFC-242 Trichlorodifluoropropane C3H 3F3Cl2 HCFC-243 Dichlorotrifluoropropane C3H 3F4Cl HCFC-244 Chlorotetrafluoropropane C3H 4FCl3 HCFC-251 Trichlorofluoropropane C3H 4F2Cl2 HCFC-252 Dichlorodifluoropropane C3H 4F3Cl HCFC-253 Chlorotrifluoropropane C3H 5FCl2 HCFC-261 Dichlorofluoropropane C3H 5F2Cl HCFC-262 Chlorodifluoropropane C3H 6FCl HCFC-271 Chlorofluoropropane Group II CHFBr2 Dibromofluoromethane CHF2Br HBFC-22B1 Bromodifluoromethane CH2FBr Bromofluoromethane C2HFBr 4 Tetrabromofluoroethane C2HF 2Br3 Tribromodifluoroethane C2HF 3Br2 Dibromotrifluoroethane C2HF 4Br Bromotetrafluoroethane C2H 2FBr3 Tribromofluoroethane C2H 2F2Br2 Dibromodifluoroethane C2H 2F3Br Bromotrifluoroethane C2H 3FBr2 Dibromofluoroethane C2H 3F2Br Bromodifluoroethane C2H 4FBr Bromofluoroethane C3HFBr 6 Hexabromofluoropropane C3HF 2Br5 Pentabromodifluoropropane C3HF 3Br4 Tetrabromotrifluoropropane C3HF 4Br3 Tribromotetrafluoropropane C3HF 5Br2 Dibromopentafluoropropane C3HF 6Br Bromohexafluoropropane C3H 2FBr5 Pentabromofluoropropane C3H 2F2Br4 Tetrabromodifluoropropane C3H 2F3Br3 Tribromotrifluoropropane C3H 2F4Br2 Dibromotetrafluoropropane C3H 2F5Br Bromopentafluoropropane C3H 3FBr4 Tetrabromofluoropropane C3H 3F2Br3 Tribromodifluoropropane C3H 3F3Br2 Dibromotrifluoropropane C3H 3F4Br Bromotetrafluoropropane C3H 4FBr3 Tribromofluoropropane C3H 4F2Br2 Dibromodifluoropropane C3H 4F3Br Bromotrifluoropropane C3H 5FBr2 Dibromofluoropropane C3H 5F2Br Bromodifluoropropane C3H 6FBr Bromofluoropropane Group III CHClBr Bromochloromethane ANNEX E Group I CH3Br Methyl bromide LEGISLATIVE HISTORY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT (OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES) REGULATIONS (CHAPTER 94A, RG 9) This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Environmental Protection and Management (Ozone Depleting Substances) Regulations. It is not part of these Regulations. 1. G. N. No. S 604/2000—Environmental Pollution Control (Ozone Depleting Substances) Regulations 2000 Date of commencement : 1 January 2001 2. 2002 Revised Edition—Environmental Pollution Control (Ozone Depleting Substances) Regulations Date of operation : 31 January 2002 3. 2008 Revised Edition—Environmental Protection and Management (Ozone Depleting Substances) Regulations Date of operation : 31 January 2008 http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/aol/search/display/view.w3p;page=0;query=DocId%3A%222f14a720-3527-4239-8b0a-23382a5b8ba5%22%20Status%3Ainforce%20Depth%3A0%20ValidTime%3A20080131000000%20TransactionTime%3A20120127000000;rec=0;resUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fstatutes.agc.gov.sg%2Faol%2Fbrowse%2FtitleResults.w3p%3Bletter%3DE%3Btype%3DactsAll;whole=yes http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/aol/search/display/view.w3p;page=0;query=DocId%3A%222f14a720-3527-4239-8b0a-23382a5b8ba5%22%20Status%3Ainforce%20Depth%3A0%20ValidTime%3A20080131000000%20TransactionTime%3A20120127000000;rec=0;resUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fstatutes.agc.gov.sg%2Faol%2Fbrowse%2FtitleResults.w3p%3Bletter%3DE%3Btype%3DactsAll;whole=yes http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/aol/search/display/view.w3p;page=0;query=DocId%3A%222f14a720-3527-4239-8b0a-23382a5b8ba5%22%20Status%3Ainforce%20Depth%3A0%20ValidTime%3A20080131000000%20TransactionTime%3A20120127000000;rec=0;resUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fstatutes.agc.gov.sg%2Faol%2Fbrowse%2FtitleResults.w3p%3Bletter%3DE%3Btype%3DactsAll;whole=yes