Singapore legislation

Clause 46

of Building Control Bill

Clause 46

Regulations

(1)

The Minister may make regulations for carrying out the purposes of this Act and for any matter which is required under this Act to be prescribed.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations for or in respect of all or any of the following matters:

(a)

the regulation or prohibition of the exhibition of advertising signs, sky-signs, aerial signs and projected advertisement in or on any premises and the regulation of the size and construction of those signs and advertisements;

(b)

the submission of plans of building works, the authorisation of persons qualified to submit the same and their duties and responsibilities, and the nature or classification of plans which each such person may submit;

(c)

the construction, alteration and demolition of buildings and the methods and materials to be used in connection therewith;

(d)

the air space about buildings and the provision of air and open spaces within or between buildings;

(e)

the dimensions and headroom of rooms, cubicles, staircases and other parts of buildings;

(f)

the provision of lighting and ventilation, air-conditioning and ventilation systems in buildings;

(g)

the control and regulation of measures for energy conservation in buildings;

(h)

the provision of embankments and retaining walls;

(i)

measures for securing the prevention of fire and the provision, construction, maintenance and repair of means of escape from buildings in case of fire and of appliances for the prevention and extinguishment of fire;

(j)

the control, regulation and supervision by registration, licensing or otherwise of premises used for any trade or purpose specified in section 27;

(k)

measures for the construction, installation and inspection of lifts and escalators;

(l)

the control, regulation and supervision by registration, licensing, inspection or otherwise of places to which the public has access;

(m)

the prescribing of documents, books or records to be kept and reports or certificates to be made under this Act;

(n)

the time and manner of making an application for temporary occupation permits and certificates of statutory completion;

(o)

the prescribing of forms necessary for the administration of this Act; and

(p)

the prescribing of fees and charges for the purposes of this Act.

(3)

The Minister may, in making any building regulations under this section, provide that any contravention of or failure to comply with any provision thereof shall be an offence and may prescribe punishment by a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.