Planning (Child Care Centre — Authorisation) (Amendment) Notification 2011

No. S 84

Planning Act

(Chapter 232)

Planning (Child Care Centre — Authorisation) (Amendment) Notification 2011

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 21(6) of the Planning Act, the Minister for National Development hereby makes the following Notification:

Citation and commencement

1. This Notification may be cited as the Planning (Child Care Centre — Authorisation) (Amendment) Notification 2011 and shall come into operation on 23rd February 2011.

Amendment of paragraph 2

2. Paragraph 2(1) of the Planning (Child Care Centre — Authorisation) Notification (N 10) (referred to in this Notification as the principal Notification) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “commercial and residential building”, the following definition:

“ “commercial use” has the same meaning as in the Planning (Development Charges) Rules (R 5);”; and

(b)

by deleting the definition of “HDB commercial premises”.

Amendment of paragraph 3

3. Paragraph 3 of the principal Notification is amended by deleting the words “paragraph 4” and substituting the words “paragraphs 4 and 4A”.

Amendment of paragraph 4

4. Paragraph 4 of the principal Notification is amended by deleting the words “(f) and (h)” in sub-paragraph (c) and substituting the words “(d), (f) and (h)”.

New paragraph 4A

5. The principal Notification is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph 4, the following paragraph:

“Authorisation to cease to apply

4A. The authorisation under paragraph 3 shall cease to apply if any condition of authorisation referred to in paragraph 4 ceases to be complied with.”.

Amendment of paragraph 5

6. Paragraph 5 of the principal Notification is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (a); and

(b)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub-paragraph (b) and substituting a semi-colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub-paragraphs:

“(c)

any building or premises in respect of which the competent authority has imposed any condition on the grant of any written permission under the Act or the repealed Act (whether before, on or after 23rd February 2011) expressly prohibiting —

(i)	the use of the building or premises as a child care centre; or
(ii)	any change in use without the prior permission of the competent authority; and

(d)

any building or any part thereof sold by or leased from the HDB for any commercial use.”.

Amendment of First Schedule

7. Item 1 in the First Schedule to the principal Notification is amended by deleting paragraph (e).

Savings

8. Notwithstanding paragraph 7, any change in use of any premises specified in item 1(e) of the First Schedule to the principal Notification as in force immediately before 23rd February 2011, being a change in use that is authorised by paragraph 3 of the principal Notification as in force immediately before that date, shall continue to be so authorised as if this Notification had not been made.

Made this 22nd day of February 2011.

TAN TEE HOW

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.

[ND 265/5-12 Vol. 19; AG/LLRD/SL/232/2010/9 Vol. 1]

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