Singapore legislation
Clause 2
Clause 2
Amendment of section 2
Section 2 of the Planning Act is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “amendment”, the following definition:“ “architect” means a person who is registered as an architect under the Architects Act (Cap. 12) and who has in force a practising certificate issued under that Act;”;
by deleting paragraph (c) of the definition of “breach of planning control” and substituting the following paragraph:“(c)any failure to comply with any condition imposed under section 14(4) for a written permission or any condition of an authorisation under section 21(6);”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “conservation permission”, the following definition:“ “developer” means the person for whom or on whose behalf development of land or works within a conservation area are carried out;”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “development charge”, the following definition:“ “dormitory accommodation” includes accommodation occupied, or available for occupation, by 7 (or such other number as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, prescribe in substitution) or more individuals, where rent or other form of consideration is paid or given for the accommodation, whether by an occupant or another person, and whether or not the relationship of landlord and tenant is thereby created, except where the occupants consist only of the following:
an individual who is related by blood, marriage or adoption (by virtue of an order of court in Singapore or elsewhere) to all other occupants except an occupant mentioned in paragraph (b) or (c);
a domestic worker whose work permit states the premises occupied as the domestic worker’s residential address;
an individual engaged to provide care or medical assistance to another occupant;”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “enforcement notice”, the following definition:“ “engineer” means a person who is registered as a professional engineer under the Professional Engineers Act (Cap. 253) and who has in force a practising certificate issued under that Act;”; and
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “land”, the following definition:“ “land surveyor” means a person who is registered as a surveyor under the Land Surveyors Act (Cap. 156) and who has in force a practising certificate issued under that Act;”.