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Control on Import and Export of Waste
Enforcement Control
Enforcement Control / Prosecution
 The enforcement control programme encompasses the detection of illegal activities, investigation and legal action:-
- Interception and Inspection - through intelligence received from various local and overseas sources, dubious waste shipments are intercepted for inspection at key control points such as container terminals.
- Investigation - upon the detection of illegal shipments (i.e. hazardous waste shipments without the prior approval of EPD), further investigation will be conducted to determine the parties responsible for the import activities. Collection of evidence could be conducted locally and in overseas countries concerned.
- Prosecution - upon the collection of sufficient evidence to prove that an act of illegal waste import has been committed and identification of the parties responsible for the import, legal action will be taken.
Waste interception, inspection and investigation are the key components which will be continuously adjusted and fine-tuned in response to changes in the patterns of the waste trade and illegal waste trafficking.
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