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New Bill empowers Singaporean volunteers to deal with litter bugs

Community volunteers will be given the enforcement power of NEA officers to make them more effective

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Published Tue, Mar 1, 2016 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    PARLIAMENT on Tuesday passed the National Environment Agency (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, paving the way for more volunteers to help in making Singapore litter-free.

    These community volunteers will be given the enforcement power NEA officers have in dealing with environmental offences.

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