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Rh : carry out farming operations or forestry operations in respect of that land; or


 * (b) who has an agreement or arrangement with another person who has a customary right under the law of the foreign State or territory as regards the land, and the agreement or arrangement relates to any farming operations or forestry operations to be carried out by any person in respect of that land;

"pollution" means wide-scale direct or indirect alteration of the environment—
 * (a) to its detriment or degradation or potential detriment or degradation; or
 * (b) to the detriment or potential detriment of its use or other environmental value;

"preventive measures notice" means a notice issued by the Director-General under section 9(1);

"smoke" includes soot, ash, grit and gritty particles emitted in smoke;

"the environment" means
 * (a) any land, air or water;
 * (b) any living thing; and
 * (c) any man-made or modified structures and areas,

and includes interactions between all or any of the components referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).

(2) For the purposes of this Act, a poor air quality episode occurs when—
 * (a) the air quality index for any part of Singapore reaches the prescribed number on the index or higher; and
 * (b) for the next 24 hours or longer, the air quality index for the same part or any other part of Singapore remains at or reaches that number so prescribed or higher.