Fire Safety (Registered Inspectors) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

No. S 773

Fire Safety Act

(CHAPTER 109A)

Fire Safety
(Registered Inspectors)
(Amendment) Regulations 2020

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 61 of the Fire Safety Act, the Minister for Home Affairs makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Fire Safety (Registered Inspectors) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and come into operation on 14 September 2020.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2 of the Fire Safety (Registered Inspectors) Regulations (Rg 2) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately before the definition of “codes of practice”, the following definition:

“ “approved fire safety plans” means the plans of any fire safety works that have been approved by the Commissioner under section 23 of the Act;”;

(b)

by deleting the semi-colon at the end of the definition of “codes of practice” and substituting a full-stop; and

(c)

by deleting the definition of “fire safety plans”.

Amendment of regulation 8

3. Regulation 8(2) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “all the plans for fire safety works approved by the Commissioner” in sub‑paragraph (a) and substituting the words “the approved fire safety plans”.

Amendment of regulation 11

4. Regulation 11 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(1) A registered inspector must, without delay after inspecting any fire safety works, prepare and submit, to the Commissioner and the person for whom the fire safety works have been or are being carried out, a certificate of inspection stating that —

(a)	the registered inspector is satisfied that the fire safety works have been carried out in accordance with the approved fire safety plans, the relevant codes of practice, the Act and any regulations made under the Act; or
(b)	the fire safety works have not been carried out in accordance with the approved fire safety plans, the relevant codes of practice, the Act or any regulations made under the Act.”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraph:

“(3) The certificate of inspection mentioned in paragraph (1) must be prepared in accordance with the form set out at the website at https://www.scdf.gov.sg.”.

Amendment of First Schedule

5. The First Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting sub‑paragraphs (c) and (d) of the first paragraph and substituting the following sub‑paragraphs:

“(c)	is an architect registered under the Architects Act or a professional engineer in the civil or structural engineering discipline registered under the Professional Engineers Act must inspect the fire safety works listed in Part III;
(d)	is a professional engineer in the mechanical or electrical engineering discipline registered under the Professional Engineers Act must test the fire safety works listed in Part III; or
(e)	is a fire safety engineer must inspect and test any part of the fire safety works listed in Part I, II or III that uses an alternative solution.”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after item (4) of Part I, the following item:

“(4A) Regulated fire safety products:

(a)	A fire-rated partition (including a compartment wall, a protected shaft enclosing lift, and a protected shaft enclosing staircase or services).
(b)	A fire-rated floor.
(c)	A fire-rated ceiling (including any compartmentation or protection to a steel beam that supports a reinforced concrete floor and any protection to timber or steel flooring).
(d)	A fire-rated enclosure or fire-rated spraying material (including protection to a steel structure, protection to a firefighting system or protection to a building service).
(e)	Any fire-stopping material (including fire-rated collar).
(f)	A fire-rated glass block or glass partition.
(g)	An exit sign powered by radioactive material.
(h)	Any self-contained emergency lighting.
(i)	A standby fire hose.
(j)	An auditorium seat.
(k)	A fire-rated door (including door closer).
(l)	A bin or linen chute door.
(m)	A fire-rated lift landing or dumb waiter door.
(n)	A fire-rated hatch door.
(o)	A portable fire extinguisher.
(p)	Any intumescent coating system (for protection to a steel structure).
(q)	Any raised floor panel.
(r)	Any material for wall, ceiling or floor construction.
(s)	Any thermal insulation material.
(t)	Any finishing material for a wall or ceiling.
(u)	Any plastic finishing material for a floor.
(v)	Any roof covering material.
(w)	A composite panel (cladding to an external wall).
(x)	Any UPVC window frame material.
(y)	Any engineered timber.
(z)	A solar photo-voltaic (PV) roof-mounted module.
(za)	Any coldroom material (whether fire-rated or not).”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after item (8) of Part II, the following item:

“(8A) Regulated fire safety products:

(a)	A fire pump.
(b)	A fire-rated duct system.
(c)	A fire‑extinguishing system for kitchen hoods.
(d)	A fire damper.
(e)	A fire‑resistant cable.”; and

(d)

by inserting, immediately after Part II, the following Part:

“Part III

(1) Regulated fire safety products:

(a)	A fire alarm panel.
(b)	A home fire alarm device.
(c)	A smoke curtain or barrier.
(d)	An exit sign powered electrically.
(e)	A fire hose reel.
(f)	A fire shutter or fire curtain.
(g)	A landing valve.
(h)	A breeching inlet.”.

Deletion of Second Schedule

6. The Second Schedule to the principal Regulations is deleted.

Made on 24 August 2020.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[MHA 112/2/030; AG/LEGIS/SL/109A/2015/4 Vol. 1]

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