Fire Safety (Specification of Premises Requiring Fire Safety Managers) Notification 1998

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 01 Oct 1998

No. S 504

Fire Safety Act

(Chapter 109A)

Fire Safety (Specification of Premises Requiring Fire Safety Managers) Notification 1998

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(1) of the Fire Safety Act, the Minister for Home Affairs hereby makes the following Notification:

Citation and commencement

1. This Notification may be cited as the Fire Safety (Specification of Premises Requiring Fire Safety Managers) Notification 1998 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1999.

Premises requiring fire safety manager

2. The Minister hereby specifies the following premises to be premises in respect of which the owner or occupier is required to appoint a fire safety manager:

(a)

any public building that is issued with a certificate of statutory completion or a temporary occupation permit under section 20 of the Building Control Act (Cap. 29) or a certificate of fitness for occupation issued under regulations made under the repealed Building Control Act (Cap. 29, 1985 Ed.), and —

(i)	is of 9 storeys or more (including any basement) in height;
(ii)	is used, constructed or adapted to be used as a hospital;
(iii)	has a floor area of 5,000 square metres or more; or
(iv)	has an occupant load of 1,000 persons or more; and

(b)

any premises permitted to be used pursuant to the Planning Act 1998 (Act 3 of 1998) or any other written law for industrial purposes that is issued with a certificate of statutory completion or a temporary occupation permit under section 20 of the Building Control Act (Cap. 29) or a certificate of fitness for occupation issued under regulations made under the repealed Building Control Act (Cap. 29, 1985 Ed.), and —

(i)	has a floor area or site area of 5,000 square metres or more; or
(ii)	has an occupant load of 1,000 persons or more.

Cancellation

3. The Fire Safety (Specification of Premises Requiring Fire Safety Managers) Notification (N 1) and the Fire Safety (Specification of Premises Requiring Fire Safety Managers) Notification 1996 (G.N. No. S 239/96) are cancelled.

Made this 23rd day of September 1998.

PETER CHAN JER HING

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[FSB FSM/52/87; MHA 112/2/030 Vol. 20; AG/LEG/SL/109A/96/2 Vol. 1]

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