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6 “competent authority”, in relation to a foreign country, means—
 * (a) if the country is a party to the Basel Convention—the competent authority of the country within the meaning of the Basel Convention; and
 * (b) otherwise—a person or an organisation that officially represents the country;

“deal with”, in relation to hazardous or other waste, includes dispose of;

“Director” means the Director of Hazardous Waste appointed under section 15 and includes the Deputy Director and Assistant Directors of Hazardous Waste;

“disposal” means an operation specified in Annex IV to the Basel Convention;

“environmentally sound management”, in relation to hazardous or other waste, has the meaning given to it by section 8;

“export permit” means a Basel export permit or a special export permit;

“export proposal” means a proposal to export hazardous or other waste and to deal with it outside Singapore;

“foreign country” includes—
 * (a) a colony, overseas territory, overseas province or protectorate of a foreign country;
 * (b) a territory outside Singapore, where a foreign country is to any extent responsible for the international relations of the territory; and
 * (c) a territory outside Singapore that is to some extent self-governing, but that is not recognised as an independent sovereign state by Singapore;

“holder”, in relation to a Basel permit or a special permit, means the person to whom the permit was granted;