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Singapore passes tougher anti-haze laws, fines to increase 10 times against offenders

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Singapore has amended the Transboundary Pollution Haze Act, increasing daily fines for non-compliant companies to S$1 million, with a total cap of S$20 million.
The act, enacted in 2014, has been invoked twice but has yet to result in any imposed fines.

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The Transboundary Pollution Haze Act was enacted in 2014 to address forest fires affecting air quality. It has been invoked twice since its inception.

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The amended Transboundary Pollution Haze Act will see penalties on such companies increase tenfold to a maximum fine of S$1 million (US$780,000) a day, capped at a total of S$20 million.

The Act has been invoked twice since its enactment in 2014, and no fine has been imposed so far. In 2015, Singapore issued notices to six companies, with two cases closed and four ongoing. Last month, the city state issued notices to 10 Singapore-based companies to seek documents and information related to the latest forest fires.

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Will the new fine structure lead to the first successful prosecution?
What is the status of the 10 recently issued notices?

Singapore passes tougher anti-haze laws, fines to increase 10 times against offenders

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Singapore has amended the Transboundary Pollution Haze Act, increasing daily fines for non-compliant companies to S$1 million, with a total cap of S$20 million.
The act, enacted in 2014, has been invoked twice but has yet to result in any imposed fines.

AI-generated summary

Why It Matters

The Transboundary Pollution Haze Act was enacted in 2014 to address forest fires affecting air quality. It has been invoked twice since its inception.

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The amended Transboundary Pollution Haze Act will see penalties on such companies increase tenfold to a maximum fine of S$1 million (US$780,000) a day, capped at a total of S$20 million.

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Will the new fine structure lead to the first successful prosecution?
What is the status of the 10 recently issued notices?

Singapore passes tougher anti-haze laws, fines to increase 10 times against offenders

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