Singapore legislation
Section 37
Section 37
Emergency Response Plan
(1)
The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, designate any premises or class of premises for which an Emergency Response Plan must be provided.
(2)
Such Emergency Response Plan must conform to such requirements as may be prescribed in any regulations made under this Act, and such requirements may differ for different classes of premises.
(3)
The owner or occupier of the premises is responsible for the preparation and execution of the Emergency Response Plan, including the distribution of the Emergency Response Plan to the occupants of such premises.
(4)
The owner or occupier of the premises must organise and conduct evacuation drills on an annual basis or at such frequency or upon such occasion as may be directed by the Commissioner.
(5)
The Commissioner may direct the owner or occupier of the premises to do any of the following:
implement fire safety programmes for occupants of the premises, within the time specified in the direction;
maintain records of fire safety programmes conducted for the premises, for the period specified in the direction.
(6)
Any person who contravenes subsection (2), (3) or (4), or who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a direction of the Commissioner under subsection (5), shall be guilty of an offence.
(7)
Unless otherwise prescribed under this Act, this Act applies to a fire emergency plan prepared before 1 September 2013 in like manner as it applies to an Emergency Response Plan.[21