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Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part 3
Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part 3
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A person shall not bring hazardous or other waste into
waste
“waste” means a substance or object that is — (a) proposed to be disposed of; (b) disposed of; or (c) required by any written law to be disposed of.
Brunei Darussalam in the course of carrying out a transit proposal unless the person is the holder of a transit permit authorising the person to bring the waste into Brunei Darussalam.
transit proposal
“transit proposal” has the meaning given to it by section 6; Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit)
The holder of a transit permit shall not —
holder
“holder”, in relation to a Basel permit or a special permit, means the person to whom the permit was granted;
bring into Brunei Darussalam the hazardous or other waste to which the permit relates except in accordance with the permit;
take out of Brunei Darussalam the hazardous or other waste to which the permit relates except in accordance with the permit; or
whether before or after bringing into Brunei Darussalam the hazardous or other waste to which the permit relates, breach any of the permit conditions.
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction —
in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $300,000; or
in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $100,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.
Hazardous Waste (Control of Export,
Import and Transit)
holder
“holder”, in relation to a Basel permit or a special permit, means the person to whom the permit was granted;
transit permit
“transit permit” means a Basel transit permit or special transit permit;
transit proposal
“transit proposal” has the meaning given to it by section 6; Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit)
waste
“waste” means a substance or object that is — (a) proposed to be disposed of; (b) disposed of; or (c) required by any written law to be disposed of.