Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2018

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 12 Dec 2018

No. S 808

Building Control Act

(CHAPTER 29)

Building Control
(Amendment) Regulations 2018

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 49 of the Building Control Act, the Minister for National Development makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and come into operation on 1 March 2019.

Amendment of regulation 30

2. Regulation 30 of the Building Control Regulations 2003 (G.N. No. S 666/2003) is amended by deleting paragraphs (3) to (6) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(3) The builder must, in relation to —

(a)	the protective hoardings and other similar temporary structures mentioned in paragraph (1); and
(b)	the catch platforms, safety nettings and other measures for the safety of the public mentioned in paragraph (2),

comply with regulation 20 of the Building Control (Temporary Buildings) Regulations 2018 (G.N. No. S 807/2018).

(4) The builder must, within such time as may be specified by the Commissioner of Building Control, take such steps, precautions or safety measures as required by the Commissioner of Building Control in relation to a protective structure and must do so to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Building Control.

(5) On completion of the building works, the builder must remove or cause to be removed all protective structures erected for the building works, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Building Control.

(6) In this regulation, “protective structure” means a protective hoarding (and footways, if any) or other similar temporary structure mentioned in paragraph (1) or a catch platform, safety netting and other safety measure mentioned in paragraph (2).”.

Amendment of regulation 50

3. Regulation 50 of the Building Control Regulations 2003 is amended by deleting the words “, (5) or (6)” and substituting the words “or (5)”.

[G.N. Nos. S 598/2004; S 549/2005; S 478/2007; S 495/2007; S 54/2008; S 250/2008; S 643/2008; S 4/2011; S 591/2012; S 665/2013; S 287/2016; S 443/2017; S 709/2017]

Made on 10 December 2018.

OW FOONG PHENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.

[MND/Infra/BCA /Legislation/Building Control Regulations; AG/LEGIS/SL/29/2015/7 Vol. 3]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 52 of the Building Control Act).

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