Street Works (Private Street Works) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

No. S 310

Street Works Act 1995

Street Works
(Private Street Works)
(Amendment) Regulations 2023

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 53(1) of the Street Works Act 1995, the Land Transport Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Transport, makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations are the Street Works (Private Street Works) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and, except for regulation 14, come into operation on 1 June 2023.

(2) Regulation 14 is deemed to have come into operation on 31 December 2021.

Amendment of regulation 1

2. In the Street Works (Private Street Works) Regulations (Rg 1) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations), in regulation 1, replace “Private Street Works” with “Street Works by Private Persons”.

Amendment of regulation 2

3. In the principal Regulations, in regulation 2 —

(a)

after the definition of “Authority”, insert —

“ “new street” has the meaning given by section 18(14) of the Act;”;

(b)

after the definition of “qualified land surveyor”, insert —

“ “qualified person” means —

(a)	an architect registered under the Architects Act 1991 holding a valid practising certificate issued under that Act; or
(b)	a professional engineer registered under the Professional Engineers Act 1991 holding a valid practising certificate issued under that Act;”;

(c)

after the definition of “specifications”, insert —

“ “street layout plan”, in relation to a street plan involving the construction of any proposed new street, means the set of plans that show the arrangement, alignment and layout of the proposed new street with respect to the existing land and streets adjacent to the proposed new street;”; and

(d)

in the definition of “street plan”, after “the Act”, insert “, and includes a plan amended in accordance with the written directions of the Authority given under section 18(3) of the Act”.

Amendment of regulation 3

4. In the principal Regulations, in regulation 3, delete “private”.

Amendment of regulation 5

5. In the principal Regulations, in regulation 5 —

(a)

in paragraph (1), replace “The” with “For the purpose of section 18(1)(d) of the Act, the”;

(b)

in paragraph (1)(b), delete “and” at the end;

(c)

in paragraph (1)(c), replace the full‑stop at the end with a semi‑colon;

(d)

in paragraph (1), after sub‑paragraph (c), insert —

“(d)

a street layout plan prepared in accordance with paragraph (3);

(e)

any technical documents relevant to the street plan or street layout plan, which may include the following documents in support of the street plan or street layout plan:

(i)	any safety assessment by an independent safety assessor in respect of the design and construction of the new street;
(ii)	any analysis carried out by a qualified professional engineer required under the specifications issued by the Authority;
(iii)	any method statement or manual relating to the operation or maintenance of any non‑standard design features contained in the street plan or street layout plan;

(f)

a declaration, made in accordance with paragraph (3), that —

(i)	the information contained in each street layout plan is true and correct in all material particulars; and
(ii)	each street layout plan has been prepared and submitted in accordance with the specifications issued by the Authority;

(g)

a declaration, made by the qualified professional engineer who submitted the street plan mentioned in section 18(1)(a) of the Act, that —

(i)	the information contained in the street plan is true and correct in all material particulars; and
(ii)	the street plan has been prepared and submitted in accordance with the specifications issued by the Authority.”;

(e)

in paragraph (2), replace “regulation 2(2)(l) of the Planning (Development of Land Authorisation) Notification 1998 (G.N. No. S 424/98)” with “paragraph 4(1)(l) of the Planning (Development of Land — Lodgment Authorisation) Notification (N 3)”; and

(f)

after paragraph (2), insert —

“(3) The respective documents mentioned in paragraph (1)(d) and (f) must be prepared and made by the qualified person appointed by the person who intends to construct the new street.”.

Amendment of regulation 13

6. In the principal Regulations, in regulation 13 —

(a)	in the regulation heading, replace “private” with “new”; and
(b)	replace “private” with “new”.

Amendment of regulation 16

7. In the principal Regulations, in regulation 16(3B)(b), replace “section 34 of the Land Surveyors Act (Cap. 156)” with “section 15 of the Boundaries and Survey Maps Act 1998”.

Amendment of regulation 19A

8. In the principal Regulations, in regulation 19A, replace “private” with “new”.

Amendment of regulation 20

9. In the principal Regulations, in regulation 20 —

(a)

replace paragraph (1) with —

“(1) The Authority may carry out any inspection and tests that it considers necessary —

(a)	to ascertain whether street works are carried out in accordance with section 18(8) of the Act;
(b)	to ascertain whether street works have been carried out to the satisfaction of the Authority for the purposes of section 21(1) or 22(1) of the Act; or
(c)	to satisfy the Authority that a private street may be declared to be a public street under section 26 of the Act.”;

(b)

in paragraphs (2) and (3), replace “private street” with “street concerned”; and

(c)

in paragraph (2), after “shall pay to the Authority the”, insert “applicable fees or”.

New regulation 20A

10. In the principal Regulations, after regulation 20, insert —

“Fees

20A.—(1) The fees specified in the Second Schedule are payable to the Authority in respect of the matters specified in that Schedule.

(2) The Authority may, in any particular case or class of cases, reduce, waive or refund the whole or part of any fee paid or payable under these Regulations.”.

Amendment of First Schedule

11. In the principal Regulations, in the First Schedule —

(a)	replace “PRIVATE STREET WORKS” with “STREET WORKS BY PRIVATE PERSONS”; and
(b)	replace “Private Street Works” wherever it appears with “Street Works by Private Persons”.

Amendment of Second Schedule

12. In the principal Regulations, in the Second Schedule —

(a)

replace the Schedule reference with —

“Regulations 20(2) and 20A(1)”;

(b)

in the Schedule heading, replace “CHARGES” with “FEES AND CHARGES”; and

(c)

after item 4, insert —

“5.	Fee for submission of a street plan under section 18(1)(a) of the Act, for the purpose of an application for approval of the street plan under section 18 of the Act —

(a)	in respect of a street plan involving only the alteration of any existing street —

(i)	for the first, second or third submission of the street plan in respect of that application; or

Nil

(ii)	for the fourth or each subsequent submission of the street plan in respect of that application; or

$300

(b)	in any other case —

(i)	for the first, second or third submission of the street plan in respect of that application; or

Nil

(ii)	for the fourth or each subsequent submission of the street plan in respect of that application.

$1,200

6.	Fee for submission of a street layout plan prescribed in regulation 5(1)(d), in connection with an application for approval of a street plan under section 18 of the Act —

(a)	in respect of a street layout plan involving only the alteration of any existing street —

(i)	for the first, second or third submission of the street layout plan in respect of that application; or

Nil

(ii)	for the fourth or each subsequent submission of the street layout plan in respect of that application; or

$300

(b)	in any other case —

(i)	for the first, second or third submission of the street layout plan in respect of that application; or

Nil

(ii)	for the fourth or each subsequent submission of the street layout plan in respect of that application.

$1,200

7.	Fee for any inspection and tests carried out under regulation 20(1) in connection with any street works —

(a)	in respect of street works involving only the alteration of any existing street —

(i)	for the first, second or third inspection and tests in respect of the street works; or

Nil

(ii)	for the fourth or each subsequent inspection and tests in respect of the street works; or

$300

(b)	in any other case —

(i)	for the first, second or third inspection and tests in respect of the street works; or

Nil

(ii)	for the fourth or each subsequent inspection and tests in respect of the street works.

$1,200”.

Amendment of Fourth Schedule

13. In the principal Regulations, in the Fourth Schedule —

(a)	replace “PRIVATE STREET WORKS” with “STREET WORKS BY PRIVATE PERSONS”;
(b)	replace “construction of the private street” with “construction of the street”; and
(c)	replace “Private Street Works” with “Street Works by Private Persons”.

Miscellaneous amendments

14. In the principal Regulations —

(a)	in regulation 2, in the definition of “Authority”, after “Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act”, insert “1995”;
(b)	in regulation 2, in the definition of “Authority”, delete the marginal reference “Cap. 158A.”;
(c)	in regulation 2, in the definition of “qualified land surveyor”, replace “(Cap. 156)” with “1991”;
(d)	in regulation 2, in the definition of “qualified professional engineer”, replace “(Cap. 253)” with “1991”;
(e)	in regulation 4(1) and (2), after “Professional Engineers Act”, insert “1991”;
(f)	in regulation 4(1), delete the marginal reference “Cap. 253.”;
(g)	in regulation 5(1)(a), delete “(Act 3 of 1998)”;
(h)	in regulation 5A(2)(h), replace “(Cap. 232)” with “1998”;
(i)	in regulation 17(3), after “Building Control Act”, insert “1989”;
(j)	in regulation 17(3), delete the marginal reference “Cap. 29.”;
(k)	in the First Schedule, after “STREET WORKS ACT”, insert “1995”;
(l)	in the First Schedule, delete “(CHAPTER 320A)”;
(m)	in the Fourth Schedule, after “STREET WORKS ACT”, insert “1995”; and
(n)	in the Fourth Schedule, delete “(CHAPTER 320A)”.

[G.N. Nos. S 508/97; S 607/98; S 508/2000; S 94/2004; S 779/2005; S 683/2006; S 290/2013; S 178/2018]

Made on 29 May 2023.

CHAN HENG LOON ALAN

Chairperson,
Land Transport Authority of Singapore.

[LTA/L18.031.002; AG/LEGIS/SL/320A/2020/4 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 53(5) of the Street Works Act 1995).

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