Parks and Trees (Amendment) Regulations 2011

No. S 379

Parks and Trees Act

(CHAPTER 216)

Parks and Trees
(Amendment) Regulations 2011

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 63 of the Parks and Trees Act, the National Parks Board, with the approval of the Minister for National Development, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Parks and Trees (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and shall come into operation on 15th July 2011.

Amendment of regulation 15

2. Regulation 15 of the Parks and Trees Regulations (Rg 1) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is amended by deleting the words “section 12(1) or 20(1)” in paragraph (1) and the regulation heading and substituting in each case the words “section 12(1), 20(1) or 32(1)”.

Amendment of regulation 17

3. Regulation 17 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(1) The following fees shall be as specified in the Schedule and shall be inclusive of goods and services tax:

(a)	the fee for any permit under regulation 9(1) or (2) or 13(2);
(b)	the fee for any application for an approval for the purposes of section 24, 26, 30 or 31 of the Act, being a fee which the Commissioner may require under section 32(1)(c) of the Act.”.

Deletion and substitution of Schedule

4. The Schedule to the principal Regulations is deleted and the following Schedule substituted therefor:

“THE SCHEDULE

Regulation 17(1)

Fees

First column

Second column

Purpose of fee

Fee

For a permit under regulation 9(1) to camp in any national park, nature reserve or public park

Nil

For a permit under regulation 9(2) to hold a barbeque at —

(a)	Changi Beach Park

$16 per pit per day

(b)	East Coast Park

(i)	$16 per single pit per day

(ii)	$20 per double pit per day

(c)	Labrador Park

$12 per pit per day

(d)	Pasir Ris Park

$20 per pit per day

(e)	Punggol Park

$12 per pit per day

(f)	Sembawang Park

$12 per pit per day

(g)	West Coast Park

$20 per pit per day

For a permit under regulation 13(2) to store a boat in any national park, nature reserve or public park —

(a)	for up to 6 months

$85

(b)	for up to 12 months

$170

(a)	works in a tree conservation area or on vacant land relating to —

(i)

a good class bungalow

$2,675 per submission

(ii)

a detached house or bungalow (other than a good class bungalow), semi-detached house or terrace house

$2,140 per submission

(iii)

landed housing with provision for an open space (to be vested as a public park under section 29 of the Act)

$9,095 per submission

(iv)

strata landed housing or cluster housing

$2,140 per submission

(v)

any flat or apartment

$2,675 per submission

(vi)

a condominium development

$2,675 per submission

(vii)

a commercial development other than one referred to in sub-paragraph (viii) or (ix)

$2,675 per submission

(viii)

a hotel, boarding house, guest house, serviced apartment, students’ hostel or workers’ dormitory

$2,675 per submission

(ix)

an industrial development, a warehouse, utilities, telecommunication or business park development, a warehouse retail building or an industrial retail building

$2,675 per submission

(x)

a place of worship

$2,140 per submission

(xi)

a civic and community institution or an educational institution

$2,140 per submission

(xii)

a hospital, petrol station or golf course

$2,140 per submission

(xiii)

a rapid transit system depot, bus depot or bus interchange

$2,675 per submission

(xiv)

a conservation building

$2,140 per submission

(xv)

a project other than one referred to in sub-paragraphs (i) to (xiv) and (xvi)

$2,140 per submission

(xvi)

an open vehicle park or open car park not relating to any project referred to in
sub-paragraphs (i) to (xv)

$2,140 per submission

(b)	earthworks or site clearance in a tree conservation area or on vacant land, and not relating to any project referred to in paragraph (a) at the time of the application

$2,140 per submission

For an application under section 32 of the Act (for the Commissioner’s approval for the purposes of section 24, 26, 30 or 31 of the Act) made for the first time at the development control submission stage, for works in any area other than a tree conservation area or on any land other than vacant land, and relating to any project described in item 4(a)

$1,605 per submission

For an application under section 32 of the Act (for the Commissioner’s approval for the purposes of section 24, 26, 30 or 31 of the Act) made for the first time at the building plan submission stage, for —

(a)	external works

$2,140 per submission

(b)	a pedestrian overhead bridge, link bridge, covered linkway or covered public walkway

$2,140 per submission

(c)	an underground pedestrian linkway or underpass

$2,140 per submission

(d)	a promenade or pedestrian mall

$2,140 per submission

(e)	a new street under section 18 of the Street Works Act (Cap. 320A)

$2,675 per submission

(f)	an open air parking area at street level within any premises referred to in section 22 of the Act

$107 per submission

(g)	a project other than one referred to in paragraphs (a) to (f)

$2,140 per submission

For an application under section 32 of the Act (for the Commissioner’s approval for the purposes of section 24, 26, 30 or 31 of the Act) made either at the development control submission stage or at the building plan submission stage, relating to a project abutting a category 5 road under a self-declaration scheme, and for —

(a)	external works; or

$107 per submission

(b)	works within any building or development

$107 per submission.

”.

[G.N. Nos. S 425/2008; S 484/2009]

Made this 16th day of June 2011.

CHRISTINA ONG

Chairman,
National Parks Board,
Singapore

[ND 202/1-58 Pt. 1 V4; AG/LLRD/SL/216/2010/2 Vol. 1]

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