Singapore legislation
Clause 37
Clause 37
Amendment of approved security plan
(1)
The Commissioner may, at any time and by written notice to the responsible person, require the approved security plan for the special development to be amended and submitted for the Commissioner’s approval in the manner and within the time specified in the notice.
(2)
Where the Commissioner gives a notice under subsection (1) —
the responsible person must comply with the notice; and
the Commissioner may, on receiving an amended security plan from the responsible person in response to the notice, approve the amended security plan or issue a further notice under that subsection.
(3)
The responsible person may also, at any time, apply for the Commissioner’s approval to amend the approved security plan, in such form and manner (including with the amended security plan and such other information and documents) as the Commissioner may require.
(4)
On reviewing an application under subsection (3), the Commissioner may —
approve the amended security plan;
by written notice to the responsible person, require the amended security plan to be further amended and resubmitted for the Commissioner’s approval, in such manner and within such time as specified in the notice; or
reject the amended security plan.
(5)
If any requirement under subsection (4)(b) is not complied with within the time specified in the notice under that subsection, or such extended time as the Commissioner may give in writing, the application for the approval of the amended security plan is, on the expiry of that time, treated as rejected by the Commissioner under subsection (4)(c).
(6)
Where the Commissioner approves the amended security plan under this section (called in this section the current approval), any previous approval of the security plan granted under this section or section 36 is superseded by the current approval.
(7)
Any person who contravenes subsection (2)(a) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $2,500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
(8)
This section applies to a security plan with a provisional approval under section 36(2)(c) (called in this section a provisionally approved security plan), subject to the following modifications:
a reference to an amendment of an approved security plan in this section is a reference to an amendment of a provisionally approved security plan;
a reference to an approval of an amended security plan in this section is a reference to the Commissioner’s provisional approval of an amended security plan, subject to conditions;
a reference to a current approval of a security plan in this section is a reference to the Commissioner’s provisional approval of an amended security plan or (where the conditions of that provisional approval are satisfied) the Commissioner’s final approval of the amended security plan.