PART 1 | Citation and commencement |
| 1. These Regulations are the Public Utilities (Protection of Water Pipes Infrastructure) Regulations 2017 and come into operation on 30 June 2017. |
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“approved plan”, in relation to a specified activity, means a plan for the activity —| (a) | that is approved by the Board pursuant to an application under regulation 6, as may be amended with the permission of the Board under regulation 8; and | | (b) | that has not ceased to be an approved plan under regulation 9; |
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| “commencement window period”, in relation to a specified activity, means the period mentioned in regulation 10 during which the activity must commence; |
“construction survey” means a survey of —| (a) | the part of the water pipe corridor in which a specified activity is proposed to be or has been carried out; and | | (b) | such other part of the water pipe corridor as the Board considers may be affected by the carrying out of the specified activity, |
| for the purpose of establishing the location, depth and structural condition of the water supply system in that part of the water pipe corridor; |
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| “contractor”, in relation to a specified activity, means a person who carries out the activity for the person’s own account, or for another person (whether or not for any reward), but does not include a person who carries out the activity under a contract of service; |
| “plan”, in relation to any specified activity, includes any drawing, detail, diagram, calculation, and structural detail and calculation, showing or relating to the activity; |
| “qualified person” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Building Control Act (Cap. 29); |
“registered professional engineer” means a person who is registered under the Professional Engineers Act (Cap. 253) as a professional engineer in respect of one or more of the following:| (a) | civil engineering; | | (b) | structural engineering; | | (c) | geotechnical engineering; |
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“responsible person”, in relation to any specified activity, means any of the following:| (a) | the contractor of the activity; | | (b) | the qualified person or registered professional engineer appointed for the purpose of —| (i) | preparing and submitting the application for the approval of the plan for the activity under regulation 6; or | | (ii) | preparing and submitting the notice of the plan for the activity under regulation 7; |
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| “supervisor” means the person appointed as such under regulation 11(2); |
| “the Commissioner’s approval”, in relation to any plan for any specified activity, means the approval of the Commissioner of Building Control for the plan under section 5 of the Building Control Act; |
| “water pipe corridor” means the land and space bounded by 2 vertical planes as illustrated in the First Schedule, through which any pipe of a water supply system runs (whether under, on or above ground); |
| “water supply system” means apparatus, appliance, fittings, pipes and works belonging to the Board used in connection with the collection, production, conveyance or supply of water. |
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| Meaning of “specified activity” |
3. In these Regulations, “specified activity” means one or more of the following activities:| (a) | the carrying out of any earthwork for site formation, whether by excavation, filling or backfilling; | | (b) | the excavation of any trench, well, pond or pool, or excavation for any underground structure which is more than 0.5 metre in depth; | | (c) | the excavation of earth, rock or other material by means of explosives; | | (d) | the carrying out of any ground exploratory or testing work, including through soil boreholes and geological surveys; | | (e) | the installation of any foundation, sheet‑pile, piled foundation, earth retaining or stabilising structure, ground anchor, horizontal tie‑back, or any other similar installation; | | (f) | the carrying out of any ground stabilising work, including jet grouting, soil compacting and ground freezing; | | (g) | the carrying out of any tunnelling, excavation work or jacking work; | | (h) | the erection of any temporary or permanent structure, including any site office or showflat; | | (i) | the installation of any heavy construction machine or plant, including the stacking and installation of any concrete block for pile testing; | | (j) | the installation of any container box; | | (k) | the planting of any tree or vegetation, or the carrying out of any landscaping activity; | | (l) | the stacking or transportation of any heavy material. |
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| 4. The purpose of these Regulations is to help prevent any damage caused by any specified activity to apparatus belonging to the Board used in connection with the collection, production, conveyance or supply of water. |
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