Singapore legislation

Section 31U

of Building and Construction Authority Act

Section 31U

Power to make regulations under this Part

Amended by12/200912/2009

(1)

The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations for carrying out the provisions of this Part and for the due administration thereof and, in particular, for or with respect to all or any of the following matters:

(a)

the form and procedure for applications for licences, import permits and storage permits;

(b)

the keeping of records and furnishing of returns by licensees in relation to the import, storage and supply of essential construction materials by licensees;

(c)

the duties of any person to whom any licence, import permit or storage permit is granted under this Part, and the duties of such a person upon the suspension, revocation or cancellation of such licence or permit;

(d)

the requirements in accordance with which the import, storage or supply of essential construction materials by licensees are to be carried out;

(e)

the procedures to be followed by any enforcement officer or authorised analyst in the sampling or evaluation of essential construction materials under this Part, including the periods within which any such evaluations are to be completed;

(f)

the conduct by an enforcement officer or assisting officer of routine inspections of premises that are being used for the supply or storage of essential construction materials;

(g)

the fees to be paid in respect of any matter or anything done, or any services rendered, by the Authority under or by virtue of this Part, and the waiver or refund, in whole or in part, by such officers of the Authority of any such fees in the circumstances of any particular case;

(h)

the scheme referred to in section 31M for the designation of authorised analysts;

(i)

the prescribing of offences in respect of the contravention of any regulations made under this section, and prescribing of fines, not exceeding $20,000 and imprisonment which may not exceed 2 years or both, that may, on conviction, be imposed in respect of any such offence;

(j)

the prescribing of anything that may be prescribed.

Amended by12/2009

(2)

All regulations made under this section shall be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.

Amended by12/2009