Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) (Amendment) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 2

Section 2(1) of the Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Act (referred to in this Act as the principal Act) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately before the definition of “company”, the following definitions:“ “accounts” has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Companies Act (Cap. 50);“authorised officer” means a public officer or an officer of a public authority authorised by the Controller under section 3(5);“building project” means a building project comprising units of housing accommodation;“certificate of statutory completion” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Building Control Act (Cap. 29);”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Controller”, the following definition:“ “Deputy Controller” means the Deputy Controller of Housing appointed under section 3(3)(a);”;

(c)

by deleting the words “insurance company” wherever they appear in the definition of “housing developer” and substituting in each case the word “insurer”;

(d)

by deleting the words “section 3(2)” in the definition of “inspector” and substituting the words “section 3(3)(b)”; and

(e)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of the definition of “partner” and substituting a semi-colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following definitions:“ “public accountant” means any person registered or deemed to be registered under the Accountants Act (Cap. 2) as a public accountant;“public authority” means such board, authority or agency established by or under any public Act to perform or discharge any public function as the Minister approves for the purposes of section 3;“responsible position”, in relation to a housing developer, means —

(a)

in the case of a housing developer that is a company, a director, manager or secretary or a person in a position analogous to that of a director, manager or secretary;

(b)

in the case of a housing developer that is a society, a president, secretary or treasurer or a person in a position analogous to that of a president, secretary or treasurer;

(c)

in the case of a housing developer that is a partnership, a partner;

(d)

in the case of a housing developer that is a limited liability partnership, a partner or manager or a person in a position analogous to that of a manager; or

(e)

in the case of a housing developer that is a group of persons, any person in that group;“show unit” means any representation or reproduction of any house, flat or other housing accommodation, or any part thereof, that is built, or built and furnished, for viewing by prospective purchasers of, or otherwise for the purpose of promoting the sale of, the or any similar house, flat or other housing accommodation;“unit” means a horizontal stratum of any building or part thereof, whether such stratum is on one or more levels, and which is intended for use in accordance with the provisions of any written law as a complete and separate unit for residential or commercial purpose.”.

Clause 2 — Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) (Amendment) Bill