Singapore legislation
Section 31B
Section 31B
Power of Director-General to waive requirements
(1)
A person that, in any particular case, is unable to comply with any requirement under section 12 for any regulated goods that the person intends to supply, may apply in writing to the Director‑General for a waiver and the Director‑General may, upon being satisfied that there are good reasons to do so, waive the requirement for any of those goods.
(2)
A person who, in any particular case, is unable to comply with section 26A, 26B, 27A, 27B or 28 may apply in writing to the Director‑General for a waiver and the Director‑General may, upon being satisfied that there are good reasons to do so, waive the application of that provision —
generally or for a specified period of time; and
for any specified business activity or premises, or a part of any specified business activity or premises.
(3)
Without affecting subsection (2), a person that, in any particular case, is unable to comply with a prescribed minimum energy efficiency standard under section 26B for a prescribed energy‑consuming system, may apply in writing to the Director‑General for a modification of the standard and the Director‑General may, upon being satisfied that there are good reasons to do so, modify the standard, subject to any condition that the Director‑General may impose; and the modified standard applies to the person in lieu of the prescribed standard accordingly.
(4)
A person that, in any particular case, is unable to comply with section 27 or 30 may apply in writing to the Director‑General for a waiver and the Director‑General may, upon being satisfied that there are good reasons to do so, waive the application of that provision for a specified period of time.