National Environmental Agency Act, 2002 (Singapore)

The Act establishes the National Environmental Agency. Its functions and duties include, among other environmental functions: 

1. Identifying environmental health concerns and vectors of infectious agents and develop strategies of prevention and control.
2. Undertaking licensing in relation to pest control, environmental and other related industries.
3. Coordinate upgrading programmes for hawker centers and the review of hawker policies.
4. Ensuring cleanliness of public areas.
5. Ensuring adequate provision of burial and similar services.
6. Managing and regulating air emissions from industrial premises, trade premises and vehicles.
7. Monitoring the water quality of inland and coastal waters, and regulating the discharge of effluent or polluting matters in land or water.
8. Regulating refuse treatment and disposal.
9. Controlling land contamination and regulating the remediation of contaminated land.
10. Regulating the fumigation of premises and articles with hydrogen cyanide or any other fumigant.
11. Regulating the import, export, possession, storage, transportation, sale and use of hazardous. substances and the import, export, storage, transportation, collection, treatment and disposal of toxic industrial waste. 

It also provides for the administrative organization of the Agency, including its officers and employees, financial provisions, and the transfer of property, assets, liabilities, and employees.