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Building and Construction Authority Act 1999 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Supply of Essential Construction Materials

34. Application for import permit

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(1)

Every application for an import permit to import any consignment of essential construction material must —

(a)

be made to the Authority in the prescribed manner;

(b)

be accompanied by the appropriate application fee prescribed; and

(c)

be accompanied by the following unless the Authority waives the requirement:

(i)

such maps, particulars and other information as to the site from which the essential construction material is or is to be extracted or won;

(ii)

a statutory declaration by or on behalf of the licensee verifying any information contained in or relating to the application;

(iii)

such samples of the essential construction material to be imported and such other documents relating thereto as may be prescribed.

(2)

The licensee applying for an import permit to import a consignment of essential construction material must, at the request of the Authority —

(a)

arrange, at the licensee’s own cost, for samples of the essential construction material to be evaluated for the purposes of this Part; and

(b)

provide any further information or evidence that the Authority may require to decide the application.

(3)

The evaluation mentioned in subsection (2)(a) may be carried out by —

(a)

an authorised analyst in Singapore; or

(b)

a body or an organisation outside Singapore that is recognised by the Authority.

(4)

Upon receiving an application for an import permit under subsection (1), the Authority must consider the application and the report of the evaluation mentioned in subsection (2)(a) relating to the essential construction material to be imported, and may —

(a)

grant an import permit, with or without conditions, in respect of that consignment; or

(b)

refuse to grant any such import permit.

(5)

Despite subsection (4), the Authority must refuse to grant an import permit to any licensee whose licence is suspended or who is the subject of any proceedings under section 40.

(6)

Every import permit is, unless earlier cancelled, valid for such period as may be specified in the import permit (being not longer than 14 days) and may be extended.

(7)

To avoid doubt, an import permit to import any consignment of essential construction material does not authorise the holder of the import permit —

(a)

to use in any building works, street works or railway works in Singapore; or

(b)

to supply to another person,the essential construction material imported under that import permit, except in accordance with this Part.

(8)

Any person who, in making an application for an import permit —

(a)

makes any statement or provides any document which the person knows to be false or does not believe to be true; or

(b)

by the intentional suppression of any material fact, provides information which is misleading,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.[31H

Terms defined in this Act

authorised analyst
Defined · s 27
“authorised analyst” means any person (who is not an employee of the Authority) or body of persons designated by the Authority under section 39 as authorised to carry out any inspection, examination and certification of any essential construction material under this Part and includes any enforcement officer;
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Authority
Defined · s 2
“Authority” means the Building and Construction Authority established under section 3;
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building works
Defined · s 27
“building works” has the meaning given by the Building Control Act 1989;
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consignment
Defined · s 27
“consignment”, in relation to any essential construction material, means essential construction material of a particular kind that comprises a single lot imported by the same owner at the same time;
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essential construction material
Defined · s 27
“essential construction material” means any of the following materials which are suitable for use in any building works, street works or railway works in Singapore and the domestic supply of which is short:(a)granite;(b)sand;(c)such rocks, minerals or other construction materials (whether manufactured or otherwise) as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, declare to be essential construction material;
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import
Defined · s 27
“import” means to bring or cause to be brought into Singapore by land, water or air from any place which is outside Singapore, but does not include the bringing into Singapore of essential construction material which is to be taken out of Singapore on the same conveyance on which it was brought into Singapore without any landing or transhipment within Singapore;
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import permit
Defined · s 27
“import permit” means an import permit granted under section 34 to import a particular consignment of essential construction material;
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licence
Defined · s 27
“licence” means a licence granted under section 31 to carry on the business of importing essential construction material specified in the licence;
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licensee
Defined · s 27
“licensee” means a person who holds a valid licence;
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railway works
Defined · s 27
“railway works” means any works for the construction, reconstruction or realignment, or the permanent improvement of a railway;
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site
Defined · s 27
“site”, in relation to any essential construction material, means any land or land underwater outside Singapore —(a)from which granite is extracted or won by blasting, sorting, breaking, loading and transporting, whether the processes are executed by manual labour or mechanical means;(b)on which persons are employed in any process for or incidental to the getting, dressing or preparation for the sale or otherwise of sand; or(c)from which any other essential construction material is extracted or won;
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street works
Defined · s 27
“street works” has the meaning given by the Street Works Act 1995;
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supply
Defined · s 27
“supply”, in relation to any essential construction material, means to transfer possession of the essential construction material by any means whether or not for reward, and includes ––(a)to sell the essential construction material, whether by retail, wholesale or auction;(b)to transfer possession of the essential construction material by exchange, gift, lease or loan;(c)to supply the essential construction material in connection with a contract for the provision of any goods or the performance of any service; and(d)to offer, agree or attempt to supply the essential construction material in any of the ways described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) or to cause or permit the essential construction material to be so supplied;
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Report

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