Singapore legislation

Clause 21

of Building Control (Amendment) Bill

Clause 21

Amendment of section 33

Section 33 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(3) Where the Building Authority provides any information to any person in respect of any building or building works by electronic or other means, neither the Government, the Building Authority nor any public officer shall be liable for any loss or damage suffered by any person by reason of any error or omission of whatever nature or howsoever caused, including any defect or breakdown in the electronic equipment used for providing the information, if such error or omission is made in good faith and in the ordinary course of duties of the Building Authority or public officer.”.