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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