Planning (Qualified Persons) Rules 2017 - Singapore Statutes Online

No. S 233

Planning Act

(CHAPTER 232)

Planning (Qualified Persons) Rules 2017

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 61 of the Planning Act, the Minister for National Development makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Planning (Qualified Persons) Rules 2017 and come into operation on 15 May 2017.

Definitions

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

“addition and alteration works” means any building or engineering operations in, on, over or under land;

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

“landed dwelling-house” means any of the following types of houses used wholly or mainly for the purpose of human habitation and excludes a landed dwelling-house comprised in a development that is strata subdivided:

(a)	detached house;
(b)	linked house;
(c)	semi-detached house;
(d)	terrace house;

“strata-titled residential unit” means a landed dwelling-house comprised in a strata title plan registered under the Land Titles (Strata) Act (Cap. 158).

Applications not requiring qualified person

3.—(1) Section 13(1A)(a) of the Act does not apply to an application for planning permission specified in Part 1 of the First Schedule.

(2) Section 13(1A)(b) of the Act does not apply to an application for conservation permission specified in Part 2 of the First Schedule.

Applications for which different qualified person allowed

4.—(1) For the purposes of section 13(1A)(a) of the Act, a person who makes an application for planning permission specified in the first column of Part 1 of the Second Schedule may appoint any qualified person specified opposite in the second column.

(2) For the purposes of section 13(1A)(b) of the Act, a person who makes an application for conservation permission specified in the first column of Part 2 of the Second Schedule may appoint any qualified person specified opposite in the second column.

Development or works not requiring qualified person

5.—(1) Section 19A(1)(a) of the Act does not apply to any development specified in Part 1 of the Third Schedule.

(2) Section 19A(1)(b) of the Act does not apply to any works within a conservation area specified in Part 2 of the Third Schedule.

Development or works for which different qualified person allowed

6.—(1) For the purposes of section 19A(1)(a) of the Act, a developer who carries out any development specified in the first column of Part 1 of the Fourth Schedule may appoint any qualified person specified opposite in the second column.

(2) For the purposes of section 19A(1)(b) of the Act, a developer who carries out any works within a conservation area specified in the first column of Part 2 of the Fourth Schedule may appoint any qualified person specified opposite in the second column.

Revocation

7. The Planning (Declaration by Qualified Person) Rules (R 11) are revoked.

Made on 12 May 2017.

OW FOONG PHENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.

[ND202/1-8 Vol. 27; AG/LEGIS/SL/232/2015/19 Vol. 1]

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

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