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No. S 33

Planning Act

(CHAPTER 232)

Planning
(Use Classes) (Amendment)
Rules 2014

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 61 of the Planning Act, the Minister for National Development hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) Rules 2014 and shall come into operation on 17th January 2014.

Amendment of rule 2

2. Rule 2 of the Planning (Use Classes) Rules (R 2) is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph (a) of the definition of “restaurant” and substituting the following paragraph:

“(a)

means a building used for the carrying on of any trade or business where the primary purpose is the sale of food for consumption on the premises without performance of live music or live entertainment, and where the sale of liquor and alcoholic drinks, if any, is for consumption on the premises and incidental to the consumption of food; and”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “restaurant”, the following definition:

“ “sex shop” means a building used for the carrying on of any trade or business where the primary purpose is the sale of products (including toys, magazines, clothing or equipment) connected with sexual activity;”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “betting outlet” in paragraph (iv) of the definition of “shop”, the words “, sex shop”.

Savings and transitional provision

3. These Rules shall not apply to any development which commences before 17th January 2014.

[G.N. Nos. S 335/2009; S 83/2012]

Made this 15th day of January 2014.

BENNY LIM

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.

[265/5-12 Vol. 19; AG/LLRD/SL/232/2010/14 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 61(4) of the Planning Act).