Building Control (Environmental Sustainability Measures for Existing Buildings) Regulations 2013

No. S 383

Building Control Act

(CHAPTER 29)

Building Control
(Environmental Sustainability Measures for
Existing Buildings) Regulations 2013

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

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Building Control (Environmental Sustainability Measures for Existing Buildings) Regulations 2013 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2013.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“airport services and facilities” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Act 2009 (Act 17 of 2009);

“Code” means the Code on Environmental Sustainability Measures for Existing Buildings issued by the Building and Construction Authority;

“electronic service” means the electronic service specified by the Commissioner of Building Control for the purpose of submitting any form or other document required to be submitted to the Commissioner under these Regulations;

“Energy Audit Code” means the Code on Periodic Energy Audit of Building Cooling System issued by the Building and Construction Authority;

“gross floor area” has the same meaning as “floor area” in rule 2(1) of the Planning (Development Charges) Rules (Cap. 232, R 5);

“hotel” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Hotels Act (Cap. 127);

“industrial building” has the same meaning as in rule 2 of the Planning (Use Classes) Rules (Cap. 232, R 2);

“industrial retail building” has the same meaning as in rule 2 of the Planning (Use Classes) Rules;

“light industrial building” has the same meaning as in rule 2 of the Planning (Use Classes) Rules;

“office building” has the same meaning as “office” in rule 2 of the Planning (Use Classes) Rules;

“port services and facilities” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 170A);

“railway premises” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Rapid Transit Systems Act (Cap. 263A);

“retail building” means a building used for the carrying on of any trade or business where the primary purpose of such trade or business is the sale of goods or foodstuff by retail or the provision of services;

“special industrial building” has the same meaning as in rule 2 of the Planning (Use Classes) Rules.

Made this 27th day of June 2013.

BENNY LIM

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.

[ND202/1-19 V13; AG/LLRD/SL/29/2011/5 Vol. 1]

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

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