Singapore legislation

Clause 37

Repeal and re-enactment of section 30 and new section 30A

Section 30 of the principal Act is repealed and the following sections substituted therefor:“Class exemption from Act

30. The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, exempt any class of persons, premises or buildings or building works from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act, the building regulations or other subsidiary legislation made under this Act.Administrative exemption from Act30A.—

(1)

The Commissioner of Building Control may exempt, for a period specified in the exemption, a particular person from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act or the building regulations where the Commissioner of Building Control is personally satisfied that all of the following apply:

(a)

the risk to public safety in providing the exemption is negligible;

(b)

there are other sufficient safeguards under this Act or any other written law, or by other means, to minimise any risk to public safety in providing the exemption;

(c)

there are requirements in other written law or there are other means that deal with the matter to be exempted besides the applicable requirements of this Act.(2) An exemption under this section —

(a)

must be in writing and given to the particular person concerned; and

(b)

need not be published in the Gazette.”.

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