FAOLEX Database

Singapore - Aqualex Profiles

Framework Law

The main law applicable to water resources management, which covers all of the following areas: administration; management, conservation and use of freshwater resources; water rights; waterworks; water supply
No legislation available

Constitutional provisions

No constitutional provisions available

Agriculture

Water used for irrigation, forestry and aquaculture
No legislation available

Water Supply and Sanitation

Provision of water services by public utilities or commercial organizations; water supply for domestic, industrial or other purposes; right to safe and clean drinking water and basic sanitation; quality of piped water; sewerage
Sewerage and Drainage Act 10 of 1999 (Chapter 294).
Date of original text: 01 April 1999 (2015)
Public Utilities Act (Chapter 261).
Date of original text: 01 April 2001 (2002)
Public Utilities (Tariffs for Water) Regulations.
Date of original text: 22 November 2002 (2018)

Governance

The political, social, economic and administrative systems that govern water management and conservation; good practices; good governance; decentralization; water user’s associations
Public Utilities Act (Chapter 261).
Date of original text: 01 April 2001 (2002)
Foreshores Act, 1872 (Chapter 113) (Act No. 8 of 1872).
Date of original text: 11 October 1872 (1999)

Infrastructure

Waterworks; water supply systems; dams; hydropower systems; irrigation systems
Sewerage and Drainage Act 10 of 1999 (Chapter 294).
Date of original text: 01 April 1999 (2015)
Public Utilities Act (Chapter 261).
Date of original text: 01 April 2001 (2002)
Foreshores Act, 1872 (Chapter 113) (Act No. 8 of 1872).
Date of original text: 11 October 1872 (1999)

Water Resources Management and Water Rights

Ownership and control of water resources; abstraction and diversion of water; allocation and quotas; riparian rights; priority of rights; free water use
Public Utilities Act (Chapter 261).
Date of original text: 01 April 2001 (2002)
Foreshores Act, 1872 (Chapter 113) (Act No. 8 of 1872).
Date of original text: 11 October 1872 (1999)
Public Utilities (Reservoirs, Catchment Areas and Waterway) Regulations 2006.
Date of text: 30 June 2006

Water and Environment

Water in environmentally-sensitive areas; ‘water demand’ by ecosystems; protection forests; water conservation zones; environmental impact assessment
Sewerage and Drainage Act 10 of 1999 (Chapter 294).
Date of original text: 01 April 1999 (2015)
Public Utilities Act (Chapter 261).
Date of original text: 01 April 2001 (2002)
Foreshores Act, 1872 (Chapter 113) (Act No. 8 of 1872).
Date of original text: 11 October 1872 (1999)

Water Quality and Pollution Control

Control of pollution and quality of freshwater bodies and groundwater; agricultural point and non-point sources of pollution; water quality standards
Sewerage and Drainage Act 10 of 1999 (Chapter 294).
Date of original text: 01 April 1999 (2015)
Public Utilities Act (Chapter 261).
Date of original text: 01 April 2001 (2002)
Sewerage and Drainage (Trade Effluent) Regulations (No. S 170 of 1999).
Date of original text: 01 April 1999 (2008)

Groundwater

Freshwater resources located below the surface of the earth; aquifers; groundwater abstraction; well-sinking; boreholes; hydrogeology
Sewerage and Drainage Act 10 of 1999 (Chapter 294).
Date of original text: 01 April 1999 (2015)

Disaster Resilience

Water-related hazards; flood; drought; water shortage; adaptation to climate change; early warning system/emergency intervention system
No legislation available

Transboundary Waters

Transboundary effects; international basin institutions; international agreements; transboundary coordination; transboundary aquifers
No legislation available

Policies

National Strategic Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance.
Date of text: 01 November 2017
Singapore’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC).
Date of text: 21 September 2016
National Climate Change Strategy 2012.
Date of text: 08 July 2020

Main basins

No basins available