Singapore legislation
Section 30
of Planning Act
Section 30
Rules
(1)
The Minister may make rules generally to give effect to the provisions of this Act and for prescribing anything that is to be prescribed.
(2)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) the Minister may by such rules provide for —
the development of land;
the control of density of buildings on land;
the regulation of the height, design, appearance and siting of buildings;
the control of means of access to land or buildings;
the number of car parks and car parking spaces to be provided on any class of land or building, the minimum dimensions and area of such car parks and car parking spaces and the arrangement of such car parking spaces, and the conditions (including the payment of moneys or giving of security to the competent authority) under which a waiver of these requirements relating to car parks and car parking spaces may be granted by the competent authority;
the protection of ancient monuments and land and buildings of historic or architectural interest;
the conservation of buildings, premises or land; (h)the form and manner in which applications for permission to develop or subdivide any land or to carry out any works within a conservation area shall be made;
the manner in which the competent authority shall deal with applications for permission to develop or subdivide any land or to carry out any works within a conservation area;
the fees or charges to be paid for any matter or thing done by the competent authority under this Act or any rules made thereunder; (k)the payment of a deposit by any person applying for permission to develop or subdivide any land or to carry out any works within a conservation area and the circumstances under which such deposit may be forfeited by the competent authority; and
the manner in which appeals may be made and determined under sections 16 and 17 and the information to be supplied by the competent authority in connection therewith.
(3)
All rules made under section 8 and this section shall be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette and if a resolution is passed pursuant to a motion notice whereof has been given for a sitting day not later than the first available sitting day of Parliament next after the expiry of one month from the date when the rules are so presented annulling the rules or any part thereof as from a specified date, the rules or such part thereof, as the case may be, shall thereupon become void as from that date but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder or to the making of new rules. [25