Singapore legislation
Clause 13
Clause 13
Amendment of section 22A
Section 22A of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsections:“(2) This Part also applies in relation to all fixed installations whenever installed.(3) In this Part —“applicable date” means —
in relation to an exterior feature — the date prescribed under section 22C to be the applicable date for the class of exterior features to which that exterior feature belongs; and
in relation to a fixed installation — the date prescribed under section 22C for the class of fixed installations to which that fixed installation belongs;“grace period” means —
in relation to an exterior feature — the grace period prescribed under section 22C for the class of exterior features to which that exterior feature belongs, being a period starting on the applicable date for that exterior feature; and
in relation to a fixed installation — the grace period prescribed under section 22C for the class of fixed installations to which that fixed installation belongs, being a period starting on the applicable date for that fixed installation;“person responsible”, in relation to an exterior feature that is part of the common property of any housing estate of the Housing and Development Board, includes (in addition to that defined in section 2(1)) the Board if the Board is designated by the Minister to be a person responsible with respect to that exterior feature;“prescribed age” means —
in relation to an exterior feature — the age prescribed under section 22C to be the prescribed age for a class of exterior features to which the exterior feature belongs; and
in relation to a fixed installation — the age prescribed under section 22C to be the prescribed age for a class of fixed installations to which the fixed installation belongs.(4) For the purposes of this Part —
the age of an exterior feature of a building must be counted from the date of its first installation on that building as determined in accordance with such date as is prescribed under section 22C for that exterior feature; and
the age of a fixed installation must be counted from the date prescribed under section 22C for a class of fixed installations to which the fixed installation belongs.(5) Nothing in this Part —
prohibits or prevents the Commissioner of Building Control from exercising any of his powers under any other provision of this Act or the building regulations; or
limits the effect of any other provision of this Act or the building regulations or any other written law for the time being in force.”.