Singapore legislation
Clause 34
Clause 34
Power to enter premises
(1)
The Building Authority may enter any premises at all reasonable hours for the purpose of —
ascertaining whether there is, or has been, on or in connection with the premises, a contravention of this Act or the building regulations;
ascertaining whether circumstances exist that would authorise the Building Authority to take any action or execute any work under this Act or the building regulations;
taking any action or carrying out any work, authorised or required by this Act or the building regulations; or
inspecting the documents, books or records kept and maintained by a qualified person or builder under section 9(4)(d) or 11(4)(c), respectively,and, for the purposes of this subsection, the Building Authority may take such steps as he may consider necessary, including the making of openings and the taking without payment of reasonable samples of building materials for analysis.
(2)
The results of any analysis of a sample of building materials taken under subsection (1) shall not be admissible as evidence in any proceedings under this Act or the building regulations unless the samples were taken in the prescribed manner.
(3)
A certificate of the results of an analysis of a part of a sample taken under subsection (1) shall be signed by the analyst but the analysis may be made by a person acting under the direction of the analyst.
(4)
For the purposes of any inspection under subsection (1)(d), the qualified person or builder concerned shall afford the Building Authority access to and shall produce the documents, books or records and shall give such information and facilities as may be required by the Building Authority and any qualified person or builder, as the case may be, who contravenes or fails to comply with this subsection shall be guilty of an offence:Provided that those documents, books or records shall not be required to be produced at such times or at such places as would interfere with the proper execution of the building works.
(5)
Any person who wilfully obstructs the Building Authority in the performance of any matter or thing which he is authorised to do by this section shall be guilty of an offence.