Housing and Development (Renovation Control) Rules 2006

No. S 585

Housing and Development Act

(Chapter 129)

Housing and Development (Renovation Control) Rules 2006

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 27(2)(ba) of the Housing and Development Act, the Housing and Development Board, with the approval of the Minister for National Development, hereby makes the following Rules:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Housing and Development (Renovation Control) Rules 2006 and shall come into operation on 16th October 2006.

Definitions

2.—(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —

“HDB flat” means any residential flat, house or other living accommodation sold under the Act;

“registered renovation contractor” means a company or a firm which is registered by the Board as a registered renovation contractor under Part III;

“renovation permit” means the written approval by the Board to carry out such renovation works in an HDB flat as are specified in that approval;

“renovation works” means any structural or non-structural additions and alterations carried out to an HDB flat, but does not include repairs and such other works as the Board may determine.

(2) A licence referred to in section 27(2A) of the Act includes —

(a)	a renovation permit to carry out renovation works; and
(b)	any registration of a renovation contractor,

under these Rules.

Made this 10th day of October 2006.

ALINE WONG

Chairman
Housing and Development Board,
Singapore.

[440-12-01-0044; AG/LEG/SL/129/2002/1 Vol. 5]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 27(3) of the Housing and Development Act).

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