Regulation 2

“air-conditioning ducting installation” means the installation of air-conditioning ducting or any associated fittings, including thermal insulation, for the purposes of the cooling and mechanical ventilation of a building;

“authorised officer”, in relation to any provision in these Regulations, means an employee of the Authority who is authorised in that behalf by the Authority for the purposes of that provision;

“Building and Construction Authority Academy” means the educational and research institution established by the Authority known as the Building and Construction Authority Academy of the Built Environment;

“building works” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Building Control Act (Cap. 29);

“certificate of registration” means any certificate of registration issued thereto under regulation 8(5) to any construction personnel;

“cladding and curtain wall installation” means the installation of any external cladding or curtain wall, or any associated fittings, as the exterior covering or exterior wall of a building;

“construction foreman” has the same meaning as in section 29H(5) of the Building Control Act (Cap. 29);

“construction personnel” means a natural person who is —

“construction plant operation works” means operating any of the following plant or machinery:

“construction supervisor” has the same meaning as in section 29H(5) of the Building Control Act;

“construction tradesman” has the same meaning as in section 29H(5) of the Building Control Act;

“doors and windows installation” means the installation of any door, window panel or frame, or any associated fittings, for building works;

“drywall installation” means the on-site fabrication, installation or erection of any drywall panel or any associated fittings in the interior of a building;

“electrical works” means installing any wiring, cable, conduit, trunking, isolators, switch socket outlets, power switches or any other fittings for transmission of electricity for lighting, heating, cooling or other similar purposes in a building;

“fire protection works” has the same meaning as in the Fire Safety Act (Cap. 109A);

“gas pipefitting works” means the installation of any gas service pipe, pipe fitting, conveyance, valve, regulator or any associated device used or to be used for the control and use of gas in a building;

“glazing works” means the installation of glass or any associated fittings in a building;

“joinery works” means the on-site fabrication of fitments, fittings or any related carpentry works for the installation of timber furniture to the interior wall, floor or any other part of a building;

“lift” has the same meaning as in the Building Maintenance and Strata Management (Lift and Building Maintenance) Regulations 2005 (G.N. No. S 194/2005);

“lift installation” means installation of any lift;

“mechanical and electrical works” —

“plumbing and piping works” means installing any liquid, water or sanitary piping, or any associated fittings, including thermal insulation, for the conveyance of liquid, potable water distribution, or soil or waste water disposal in a building;

“registered” means registered under these Regulations;

“reinforced concrete works” means the on-site fabrication, installation or erection of formwork and steel reinforcement for reinforced concrete work, including —

“skills assessment” means a practical assessment conducted by or on behalf of the Authority of the skills in the class of work that a construction tradesman, construction foreman or construction supervisor is or is to be registered in;

“structural steel works” means the on-site fabrication, fitting, welding and erection of steel members or components to form an integral part of any structural system of a building;

“structural works” has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Building Control Act;

“suspended ceiling installation” means the installation of any false ceiling, ceiling board, panel, tile or frame, or any associated fittings, that is hung from the soffit of structural elements of a building;

“test” means a written test conducted by or on behalf of the Authority of the theoretical knowledge in the class of work that a construction tradesman, construction foreman or construction supervisor is or is to be registered in;

“tiling, stone laying and floor finishing works” means the laying of tiles, marble or stone finishes to any interior or exterior wall or any floor of a building, or timber finishes to any interior or exterior floor of a building;

“waterproofing works” means applying or laying of material to waterproof any basement, foundation, roof, wet area or wall in the interior or on the exterior of a building.