Singapore legislation

Clause 14

of Building Maintenance and Strata Management (Amendment) Bill

Clause 14

Amendment of section 17

Section 17 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (ii) of subsection (1)(a) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:“(ii)collect all maintenance charges from the date the maintenance charges are due and payable from the purchaser of every lot or proposed lot in that development and pay all such maintenance charges into the relevant maintenance fund established under section 16;”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “proposed lot if sold” in subsection (1)(b), the following words “from the date the relevant maintenance fund is so established under section 16”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “for that development” in subsection (1)(c), the words “from the date the relevant maintenance fund is so established under section 16”;

(d)

by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) Despite subsection (1), the owner developer is authorised to pay all maintenance charges in respect of a lot or proposed lot in a development mentioned in subsection (1)(a)(i) into the relevant maintenance fund with effect from the later of the following dates:

(a)

the date that is 4 weeks after the date the first temporary occupation permit is issued in respect of any lot or proposed lot in the development;

(b)

the date the relevant maintenance fund is established under section 16 for the development.”;

(e)

by deleting the words “within 28 days” in subsections (5)(d) and (6)(a) and substituting in each case the words “not later than the 28th day”; and

(f)

by deleting the words “within 14 days of a request being” in subsection (8) and substituting the words “not later than the 14th day after a request is”.