Singapore legislation

Clause 18

of Building Maintenance and Strata Management (Amendment) Bill

Clause 18

Amendment of section 26

Section 26 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “6 weeks” in subsection (1)(b) and substituting the words “8 weeks”;

(b)

by deleting the words “or through an agent” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “or a responsible officer of an owner developer”;

(c)

by deleting the word “document” in subsection (4)(a)(ii) and substituting the words “as‑built drawings”;

(d)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of subsection (4)(a)(vii);

(e)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (viii) of subsection (4)(a) and substituting the following sub‑paragraphs:“(viii)a manufacturer’s manual which relates to prefabricated bathroom units that are incorporated in the development, if any are incorporated in the development; and

(ix)

any other records as may be prescribed; and”; and

(f)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (9), the following subsections:“(10) Where a subsidiary management corporation is constituted for any development by the owner developer of that development, this section also applies to the owner developer in relation to that limited common property —

(a)

as if the reference in this section to a management corporation includes a reference to the subsidiary management corporation;

(b)

as if the reference in this section to the subsidiary proprietors of lots comprised in the strata title plan includes a reference to the subsidiary proprietors of lots for whose exclusive benefit the limited common property is designated on that strata title plan; and

(c)

as if the reference in this section to the council of a management corporation includes a reference to the executive committee of a subsidiary management corporation,with such prescribed exceptions, modifications and adaptations as the differences between management corporations and subsidiary management corporations require.(11) In this section —“accredited”, in relation to a fabrication facility or a fabrication method, means that the fabrication facility or the fabrication method is accredited by a body specified in the Code of Practice on Buildability issued by the Building and Construction Authority;“building works” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Building Control Act;“prefabricated bathroom unit” means a bathroom unit (complete with finishes for walls and floors) which is —

(a)

constructed and assembled; or

(b)

manufactured and assembled,in an accredited fabrication facility, in accordance with any accredited fabrication method, and then installed in a building under building works;“responsible officer” —

(a)

for an owner developer that is a corporation or limited liability partnership, means —

(i)

any director, partner, chief executive or employee of the corporation; or

(ii)

for a corporation whose affairs are managed by its members, any of those members as if the member were a director of the corporation, or any employee of the corporation;

(b)

for an owner developer that is a partnership, means any partner in the partnership, or any employee of the partnership; or

(c)

for an owner developer that is an unincorporated association (other than a partnership), means —

(i)

the president, the secretary, or any member of the committee of the unincorporated association;

(ii)

any person holding a position analogous to that of president, secretary or member of a committee of the unincorporated association; or

(iii)

any employee of the unincorporated association.”.