Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Preliminary
3. Treatment of colonies etc.
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
For the purposes of this Act, if —
a territory is covered by either of the following —
a colony, overseas territory, overseas province or protectorate of a foreign country;
a territory outside Brunei Darussalam, where a foreign country is to any extent responsible for the international relations of the territory;
the foreign country is a party to the Basel Convention; and
the territory is not specified in any regulations made under this Act, the territory is taken to be a party to the Basel Convention.
Hazardous Waste (Control of Export,
Import and Transit)
For the purposes of this Act, if a territory is covered by any of the following paragraphs —
a colony, overseas territory, overseas province or protectorate of a foreign country;
a territory outside Brunei Darussalam, where a foreign country is to any extent responsible for the international relations of the territory; or
a territory outside Brunei Darussalam that is to some extent self-governing, but that is not recognised as an independent sovereign state by Brunei Darussalam, a person or an organisation that officially represents the territory is taken to be a competent authority of the territory.
Subsection (2) has effect despite anything in the definition of
“competent authority” in section 2(1).
competent authority
“competent authority”, in relation to a foreign country, means — (a) if the country is a party to the Basel Convention – the competent authority of the country within the meaning of the Basel Convention; and (b) otherwise – a person or an organisation that officially represents the country;
Terms defined in s 2
Basel Convention
Defined · s 2“Basel Convention” means the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal and any amendment or protocol thereto which has come into force and has been accepted by the Government, a copy of the English text of which is set out in the Schedule;
competent authority
Defined · s 2“competent authority”, in relation to a foreign country, means — (a) if the country is a party to the Basel Convention – the competent authority of the country within the meaning of the Basel Convention; and (b) otherwise – a person or an organisation that officially represents the country;
foreign country
Defined · s 2“foreign country” includes — (a) a colony, overseas territory, overseas province or protectorate of a foreign country; (b) a territory outside Brunei Darussalam, where a foreign country is to any extent responsible for the international relations of the territory; and (c) a territory outside Brunei Darussalam that is to some extent self-governing, but that is not recognised as an independent sovereign state by Brunei Darussalam;
waste
Defined · s 2“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.
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Administration
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Import, Export and Transit Permits
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Regulation of Import, Export and Transit of Hazardous and Other Wastes
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Enforcement
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