Singapore legislation

Clause 20

of Planning (Amendment) Bill

Clause 20

Amendment of section 61

Section 61(2) of the Planning Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (h), the following paragraphs:“(ha)the types of applications for planning permission or conservation permission that are not subject to the requirement under section 13(1A) to appoint a qualified person or for which a different type of qualified person may be appointed;

(hb)the types of development or works within a conservation area that are not subject to the requirement under section 19A(1) to appoint a qualified person or for which a different type of qualified person may be appointed;”;

(b)

by deleting the words “certificates or” in paragraph (m);

(c)

by deleting the words “certificate or declaration for the purpose of the requirement referred to in paragraph (m)” in paragraph (n) and substituting the words “declaration required under this Act”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (n), the following paragraph:“(na)the circumstances under which an individual is deemed not to be a qualified person for the purposes of section 13 or 19A;”; and

(e)

by deleting the words “certificate or” in paragraphs (o), (p) and (q).