Interpretation of this Part
39G.  In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —
“affected agreement” means an agreement described in section 39H;
“cash equivalent”, in relation to any payment, includes payment by a cheque, a credit or debit card or any electronic funds transfer;
“commercial developer” means any person that engages in the business of commercial development, and includes the Housing and Development Board established by the Housing and Development Act (Cap. 129) and the Jurong Town Corporation established by the Jurong Town Corporation Act (Cap. 150);
“commercial development” means the construction or causing the construction of any number of units of commercial property, including any building operations in, on, over or under the land for the purpose of erecting such commercial property, and the sale of land which would be appurtenant to such commercial property;
“commercial property” means any building or other premises which are permitted by or under any written law for use for a commercial or an industrial purpose, or for mixed purposes the predominant purpose of which is a commercial or an industrial purpose;
“delivery date” means the delivery possession date or vacant possession date provided by an affected agreement on or before which the housing developer or commercial developer must deliver possession of one or more units of housing accommodation or commercial property to the purchaser under the affected agreement;
“developer” means the housing developer or commercial developer (as the case may be) that is a party to an affected agreement;
“extended delivery date” means the delivery date treated as being provided by an affected agreement after an extension under section 39I;
“housing accommodation” includes a building or tenement wholly or principally constructed, adapted or intended for human habitation, or for human habitation and as business premises;
“housing developer” means any person that engages in a business of housing development, and includes the Housing and Development Board established by the Housing and Development Act;
“housing development” means the construction or causing the construction of any number of units of housing accommodation, including any building operations in, on, over or under the land for the purpose of erecting such housing accommodation, and the sale of land which would be appurtenant to such housing accommodation;
“original delivery date” means the delivery date provided by an affected agreement before any extension of that date under section 39I;
“qualifying costs” means —
(a)where, as a result of the delay in receiving possession of the unit or units in question under an affected agreement, alternative housing accommodation or alternative commercial property (as the case may be) (called in this Part alternative premises) must be obtained, any rent for such alternative premises for the period —
(i)from and including the original delivery date provided by the affected agreement; and
(ii)to and including the earlier of —
(A)the actual date of delivery of possession of the unit or units in question; and
(B)the extended delivery date; or
(b)any of the following costs:
(i)where, as a result of the delay in receiving possession of the unit or units in question under an affected agreement, alternative premises must be obtained —
(A)any estate agent fees incurred for securing the alternative premises; and
(B)any moving costs incurred in moving to the alternative premises;
(ii)such other costs as may be prescribed;
“rent” includes any licence fee and any matter that is prescribed as being rent, but excludes any service charge and maintenance charge and any other matter that is prescribed as not being rent;
“unit” means a horizontal stratum of any building or part of a building, whether such stratum is on one or more levels, whether the building or part of the building is a housing development or commercial development, and which is intended for use in accordance with the provisions of any written law as a complete and separate unit for residential, commercial or industrial purpose, as the case may be.
[Act 37 of 2020 wef 01/07/2021]