First published in the GovernmentGazette, Electronic Edition, on 31 March 2022 at 5 pm.
No. S 272
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND
MANAGEMENT ACT 1999
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND
MANAGEMENT (PRESCRIBED REGULATED GOODS)
ORDER 2022
ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHS
Paragraph
1. Citation and commencement
2. Definitions
3. Regulated goods for supply
4. Regulated goods imported for own use
The Schedules
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 40B of the
Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999, the Minister
for Sustainability and the Environment, after consulting the National
Environment Agency, makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1.This Order is the Environmental Protection and Management
(Prescribed Regulated Goods) Order 2022 and comes into operation
on 1 October 2022.
Definitions
2.In this Order—
“substitute chiller”means a chiller supplied pursuant to an
agreement mentioned in paragraph 3(b)(ii)(B) or 4(b)(i), to
take the place of any chiller (X) earlier supplied under that
agreement, upon the end of the service life ofX, as an upgrade
ofX, or in accordance with any schedule that was agreedS 272/2022 1upon, whereXmay or may not be the first chiller supplied
under that agreement;
“warranty”means a warranty given by a supplier of a chiller
against defects in the components and workmanship in the
chiller, and promising, if the chiller is defective, to repair or
replace the chiller within the period specified in the warranty.
Regulated goods for supply
3.The following goods are regulated goods for the purposes of
section 40D(1)(a) of the Act:
(a) any air-conditioner described in Part 1 of the
First Schedule, from (and including) the date specified
opposite that air-conditioner, but not if—
(i) the air-conditioner is a second-hand air-conditioner;
or
(ii) the air-conditioner (not being a second-hand
air-conditioner)—
(A) was imported into or manufactured in
Singapore before 1 October 2022, and is
supplied between 1 October 2022 and
30 September 2023 (both dates inclusive);
(B) is supplied pursuant to an agreement entered
into before 31 March 2022; or
(C) is supplied between 1 October 2022 and
30 September 2023 (both dates inclusive)
pursuant to an agreement entered into on or
after 31 March 2022 but before 1 October
2022;
(b) any chiller described in Part 1 of the Second Schedule,
from (and including) the date specified opposite that
chiller, but not if—
(i) the chiller is a second-hand chiller; orS 272/20222(ii) the chiller (not being a second-hand chiller)—
(A) was imported into or manufactured in
Singapore before 1 October 2022, and is
supplied between 1 October 2022 and
30 September 2023 (both dates inclusive);
(B) is supplied pursuant to an agreement entered
into before 1 October 2022 and is not a
substitute chiller; or
(C) is supplied pursuant to a warranty in the
agreement under which a chiller mentioned
in sub-paragraph (A) or (B) is supplied, as a
replacement of the same brand and model as
that chiller;
(c) any refrigerator described in Part 1 of the Third Schedule,
from (and including) the date specified opposite that
refrigerator, but not if—
(i) the refrigerator is a second-hand refrigerator; or
(ii) the refrigerator (not being a second-hand
refrigerator)—
(A) was imported into or manufactured in
Singapore before 1 October 2022, and is
supplied between 1 October 2022 and
30 September 2023 (both dates inclusive);
(B) is supplied pursuant to an agreement entered
into before 31 March 2022; or
(C) is supplied between 1 October 2022 and
30 September 2023 (both dates inclusive)
pursuant to an agreement entered into on or
after 31 March 2022 but before 1 October
2022.S 272/2022 3Regulated goods imported for own use
4.Chillers described in Part 1 of the Second Schedule are regulated
goods from (and including) the date specified opposite such chillers
for the purpose of section 40D(1)(b) of the Act, but not any of the
following chillers:
(a) a chiller that is a second-hand chiller;
(b) a chiller (not being a second-hand chiller) that is imported
by a person for the person’s own use and—
(i) is supplied to the person under an agreement entered
into before 1 October 2022 and is not a substitute
chiller; or
(ii) is supplied pursuant to a warranty in the agreement
under which a chiller mentioned in sub-paragraph (i)
is supplied, as a replacement of the same brand and
model as that chiller.
FIRST SCHEDULE
Paragraph 3(a)
PART 1
AIR-CONDITIONERS THAT ARE REGULATED GOODS
Description of air-conditioner Date from (and including) which
it becomes regulated goods
1. Any single-phase non-ducted room
air-conditioner (split type (inverter))
with cooling capacity of 17.6 kW or
lower that is not a single-phase variable
refrigerant flow (VRF) air-conditioner1 October 2022
2. Any single-phase non-ducted room
air-conditioner (split type
(non-inverter)) with cooling capacity
of 17.6 kW or lower1 October 2022S 272/20224FIRST SCHEDULE—continued
PART 2
DEFINITIONS
In this Schedule—
“single-phase non-ducted room air-conditioner”means an encased assembly
or assemblies of one or more evaporators, compressors and condensers,
designed to be used together as a permanently installed piece of
equipment to provide conditioned air to any enclosed space, and—
(a) includes a prime source of refrigeration for cooling and
dehumidification; and
(b) may include other means for dehumidifying, circulating and
cleaning the air in the enclosed space;
“single-phase variable refrigerant flow (VRF) air-conditioner”means an
encased assembly or assemblies of one or more evaporators, compressors
and condensers, designed to be used together as a permanently installed
piece of equipment to provide conditioned air to any enclosed space, that
satisfies all of the following:
(a) the equipment is of the variable refrigerant flow type;
(b) the equipment has one outdoor unit that services a network of
indoor units;
(c) the outdoor unit of the equipment is connected to a single
common refrigerant pipe, which in turn branches out to connect
to each of the indoor units of the equipment;
(d) the number of indoor units is not limited by the number of
connectors on the outdoor unit that may be connected to the
common refrigerant pipe;
(e) the equipment uses a single-phase power supply;
“split type (inverter) air-conditioner”, in relation to a single-phase
non-ducted room air-conditioner, means such air-conditioner having an
assembly of components of a refrigeration system fixed on 2 or more
mountings to form a matched functional unit that employs technologies
that vary the output of the compressor, by means other than start-stop
operation;
“split type (non-inverter) air-conditioner”, in relation to a single-phase
non-ducted room air-conditioner, means such air-conditioner having an
assembly of components of a refrigeration system fixed on 2 or moreS 272/2022 5FIRST SCHEDULE—continued
mountings to form a matched functional unit that employs technologies
that control the output of the compressor by start-stop operation.
SECOND SCHEDULE
Paragraphs 3(b) and 4
PART 1
CHILLERS THAT ARE REGULATED GOODS
Description of chiller Date from (and including) which
it becomes regulated goods
1. Any electrically driven water-cooled
chiller with a cooling capacity of
1,055 kW or more that is used for one
or more purposes that include producing
chilled water for air-conditioning1 October 2022
PART 2
DEFINITIONS
In this Schedule—
“water-cooled chiller”means a factory-made and prefabricated assembly
(whether or not it is shipped as one package) comprising one or more of
each of the following;
(a) a compressor;
(b) a water-cooled condenser;
(c) an evaporator,
with interconnections and accessories, designed to produce chilled water
by using a vapour compression refrigeration cycle to remove heat from
chilled water in the evaporator and reject the heat to water in the
condenser;
“water-cooled condenser”means a refrigeration system component where
refrigerant vapour is condensed and the heat rejected to water, resulting in
a rise in water temperature.S 272/20226THIRD SCHEDULE
Paragraph 3(c)
PART 1
REFRIGERATORS THAT ARE REGULATED GOODS
Description of refrigerator Date from (and including) which
it becomes regulated goods
1. Any single-phase refrigerator with an
adjusted volume of up to 900 litres1 October 2022
PART 2
DEFINITIONS
In this Schedule—
“adjusted volume”has the meaning given by Part 2 of the Fourth Schedule to
the Energy Conservation (Prescribed Regulated Goods) Order 2017
(G.N. No. S 747/2017);
“single-phase refrigerator”means an assembly consisting of—
(a) a thermally insulated cabinet for the storage and preservation of
foodstuffs above 0°C (32°F); and
(b) a refrigerating unit operating on the vapour compression
principle and arranged to extract heat from within the cabinet,
whether or not with one or more freezer compartments.
Made on 30 March 2022.
ALBERT CHUA
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Sustainability and
the Environment,
Singapore.
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