Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) Rules 2012

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 29 Feb 2012

No. S 83

Planning Act

(CHAPTER 232)

Planning
(Use Classes) (Amendment)
Rules 2012

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 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st March 2012.

Amendment of rule 2

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

(a)

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

“ “community sports and fitness building” means a building used for sports and fitness activities and operated —

(a)	by the Singapore Sports Council;
(b)	by any person as agent for the Singapore Sports Council; or
(c)	by any person pursuant to a public-private partnership agreement with the Singapore Sports Council;”;

(b)

by deleting the definition of “health centre” and substituting the following definition:

“ “health centre” —

(a)	means a building used for physical exercise and fitness activities; and
(b)	includes a building used as a fitness centre, gymnasium, massage establishment and spa,

but does not include a community sports and fitness building;”;

(c)

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

“ “Singapore Sports Council” means the Singapore Sports Council established under the Singapore Sports Council Act (Cap. 305);”; and

(d)

by deleting the definition of “sports and recreation building” and substituting the following definition:

“ “sports and recreation building” —

(a)	means a building used for sports and recreational activities; and
(b)	includes a building used as a sports club, sports complex, recreation club, clubhouse, fitness centre or gymnasium,

but does not include a community sports and fitness building;”.

Amendment of Schedule

3. The Schedule to the Planning (Use Classes) Rules is amended by deleting the full-stop at the end of item 16, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following item:

“

17.	Class XVII

Use as a community sports and fitness building.

”.

[G.N. No. S 335/2009]

Made this 28th day of February 2012.

BENNY LIM

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.

[ND 265/5-68 (T18); AG/LLRD/SL/232/2010/14 Vol. 1]

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

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