Singapore legislation
Regulation 6
of Amusement Rides Safety (Fire and Rescue Management System) Regulations 2011
Regulation 6
Minimum requirements for emergency response plan and company emergency response team in guidelines
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (6) —
an emergency response plan for an amusement ride;
the appointment, equipping, training and protocols of a company emergency response team for an amusement ride; and
a risk assessment report for an amusement ride,must satisfy the minimum requirements set out in guidelines issued by the Commissioner of Civil Defence in such form and manner as he thinks fit, which shall be published on the Internet website of the Singapore Civil Defence Force at http://www.scdf.gov.sg and obtainable in hard copy from its office during such hours as the office is open for business.
Subregulation 2
The guidelines may adopt wholly, partially or with amendments, by reference or otherwise, any code, standard or specification relating to the emergency response plans or company emergency response teams for amusement rides.
Subregulation 3
The guidelines issued, or the codes, standards or other specifications adopted, by the Commissioner of Civil Defence shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of the Act or these Regulations, and shall be void to the extent of that inconsistency.
Subregulation 4
The Commissioner of Civil Defence may, at any time with notice to all operators of amusement rides, modify any of the minimum requirements in the guidelines as he thinks necessary.
Subregulation 5
Where —
the emergency response plan for an amusement ride; or
the composition, equipping, training or protocols of the company emergency response team for an amusement ride,no longer satisfies the minimum requirements in the guidelines by reason of any modification under paragraph (4), the operator of the amusement ride shall, within 30 days after the date the operator is notified of such modification (or such longer period as the Commissioner of Civil Defence may allow in any particular case), submit to the Commissioner of Civil Defence a proposal for such changes to the emergency response plan or to the composition, equipping, training or protocols of the company emergency response team as may be necessary to conform to the modified minimum requirements.
Subregulation 6
The minimum requirements —
shall not include any minimum requirement that has been waived under regulation 15; and
shall be modified to the extent that any minimum requirement has been modified under regulation 15.