Building Control Regulations 2003 - Singapore Statutes Online

PART V

OCCUPATION OF BUILDINGS

Certificate of statutory completion

42.—(1) On completion of any building works, the developer of the building works shall apply to the Commissioner of Building Control for —

(a)	a certificate of statutory completion; or
(b)	a temporary occupation permit. [S 54/2008 wef 15/02/2008]

(2) The Commissioner of Building Control may issue a certificate of statutory completion in respect of a building or any part thereof in respect of which any building works have been carried out where —

(a)

the building works have been completed in accordance with the provisions of the Act and these Regulations;

(b)

every report and certificate referred to in regulation 23 have been submitted by the appropriate qualified person to the Commissioner of Building Control in accordance with that regulation;

(c)

the certificate from the builder referred to in section 11(1)(f) of the Act has been submitted to the Commissioner of Building Control in accordance with that provision;

[S 415/2024 wef 15/06/2024]

(ca)

if the building works are specialist building works — the certificate from the licensed specialist builder referred to in section 11(2)(aa) of the Act has been submitted to the Commissioner of Building Control in accordance with that provision;

[S 415/2024 wef 15/06/2024]

(d)

all the written directions given by the Commissioner of Building Control to the appropriate qualified person who prepared the plans of the building works or who supervised the carrying out of the building works or part thereof under section 5(3)(b) of the Act have been complied with;

[S 54/2008 wef 15/02/2008]

(e)

all the requirements either shown or endorsed on the approved or deemed approved plans have been complied with;

[S 854/2023 wef 18/12/2023]

(f)

the record plans of the detailed structural plans, design calculations and building plans incorporating all the departures or deviations from the approved or deemed approved structural plans, design calculations and building plans have been submitted to the Commissioner of Building Control;

[S 665/2013 wef 28/10/2013]

[S 854/2023 wef 18/12/2023]

(fa)

such of the following clearances, permits, approvals, certificates, notifications or certifications as may be applicable have been submitted to the Commissioner of Building Control:

(i)	clearances, permits or approvals under the Fire Safety Act 1993 relating to fire safety from the Commissioner of Civil Defence; [S 579/2022 wef 31/12/2021]
(ii)	clearances, permits or approvals under the Sewerage and Drainage Act 1999 relating to sewerage and drainage from the Public Utilities Board; [S 579/2022 wef 31/12/2021]
(iii)	clearances, permits, approvals or certifications under the Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999 from the Director‑General of Environmental Protection; [S 579/2022 wef 31/12/2021] [S 854/2023 wef 18/12/2023]
(iv)	clearances, permits, approvals or certificates under the Street Works Act 1995, Parking Places Act 1974 and Electric Vehicles Charging Act 2022 from the Land Transport Authority of Singapore; [S 579/2022 wef 31/12/2021] [S 797/2023 wef 08/12/2023]
(v)	clearances, permits or approvals under the Parks and Trees Act 2005 from the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation; [S 665/2013 wef 28/10/2013] [S 579/2022 wef 31/12/2021] [S 302/2023 wef 01/06/2023]
(vi)	any clearance issued by the Urban Redevelopment Authority confirming that all the conditions of an approval by an authorised officer under section 10(1), 12(1) or 13(1) of the Common Services Tunnels Act 2018 have been complied with; [S 302/2023 wef 01/06/2023]
(vii)	any notification or certification issued by a market support services licensee that it has checked an electrical installation mentioned in regulation 5(1)(b) of the Electricity (Electrical Installations) Regulations (Rg 5) in accordance with the requirements of the Energy Market Authority of Singapore; [S 302/2023 wef 01/06/2023]
(viii)	any approval by the Commissioner of Infrastructure Protection of a certificate of works completion under the Infrastructure Protection Act 2017; [S 302/2023 wef 01/06/2023]
(ix)	any clearance issued by the Urban Redevelopment Authority acknowledging that a declaration has been submitted in accordance with section 24B(4) of the Planning Act 1998; [S 302/2023 wef 01/06/2023] [S 854/2023 wef 18/12/2023]
(x)	any certification issued by the Director-General of Public Health under Part 5A of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987; and [S 854/2023 wef 18/12/2023] [S 797/2023 wef 08/12/2023]

(g)

such other certificate or document as may be required by the Commissioner of Building Control has been submitted.

(3) [Deleted by S 665/2013 wef 28/10/2013]

Temporary occupation permit

43.—(1) A certificate of statutory completion shall not be issued in respect of any building where —

(a)	there are requirements still to be complied with under the Act or these Regulations;
(b)	any of the written directions or requirements shown or endorsed on the plans have not been fully complied with;
(c)	there are departures or deviations from any approved or deemed approved plans of building works; or [S 854/2023 wef 18/12/2023]
(d)	the building works have not been fully completed.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Commissioner of Building Control may, if he is satisfied that the non-compliance, deviation or non-completion of the building works is neither of a serious nature nor in any way detrimental to the well-being or safety of the persons who may occupy the building or part thereof, grant a temporary occupation permit for the occupation or use of the building.

(3) A temporary occupation permit may be granted where —

(a)	every report or certificate referred to in regulation 23 by the appropriate qualified person has been submitted to the Commissioner of Building Control;
(b)	the certificate from the builder referred to in section 11(1)(f) of the Act has been submitted to the Commissioner of Building Control in accordance with that provision; [S 415/2024 wef 15/06/2024]
(ba)	if the building works are specialist building works — the certificate from the licensed specialist builder referred to in section 11(2)(aa) of the Act has been submitted to the Commissioner of Building Control in accordance with that provision; [S 415/2024 wef 15/06/2024]
(c)	the record plans of the detailed structural plans, design calculations and building plans incorporating all the departures or deviations from the approved or deemed approved structural plans, design calculations and building plans have been submitted to the Commissioner of Building Control; [S 665/2013 wef 28/10/2013] [S 854/2023 wef 18/12/2023]
(ca)	such of the clearances, permits, approvals, certificates, notifications or certifications referred to in regulation 42(2)(fa) as may be applicable have been submitted to the Commissioner of Building Control; and [S 665/2013 wef 28/10/2013] [S 302/2023 wef 01/06/2023] [S 797/2023 wef 08/12/2023]
(d)	such other certificate or document as may be required by the Commissioner of Building Control has been submitted.

(4) [Deleted by S 665/2013 wef 28/10/2013]

Separation of part of building under construction

44. Where a temporary occupation permit for part of the building is granted, the person for whom the temporary occupation permit is granted shall ensure that the part that may be occupied are separated from the other parts with proper hoardings or other barriers.

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