Section 20 — Building Control Act 1989

(1)

Any person who commences or carries out, or permits or authorises the commencement or carrying out of —

(a)

any building works (including geotechnical building works) the plans of which have not been approved by the Commissioner of Building Control under section 5 or 5A; or

(b)

any building works (including geotechnical building works) for which there is no permit under section 6 in force,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(c)

to a fine not exceeding $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; and

(d)

in respect of a continuing contravention, to an additional fine not exceeding $1,000 for each day or part of a day the contravention continues,and if the contravention continues after the conviction, the person shall be guilty of a further offence and shall be liable on conviction of this further offence to a further fine not exceeding $2,000 for every day or part of a day during which the contravention continues after conviction.

Amended by47/200722/2012

(2)

Any person who contravenes any term or condition of —

(a)

an approval of plans of any building works under section 5 or 5A; or

(b)

a permit to carry out any building works under section 6,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(c)

to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; and

(d)

in respect of a continuing contravention, to an additional fine not exceeding $1,000 for each day or part of a day the contravention continues,and if the contravention continues after the conviction, the person shall be guilty of a further offence and shall be liable on conviction of this further offence to a further fine not exceeding $2,000 for every day or part of a day during which the contravention continues after conviction.

Amended by47/2007

(3)

Any developer of any building works and any qualified person, site supervisor or builder directly concerned with the building works who, in carrying out the building works deviates, or permits or authorises the building works to deviate, in any material way from any plans of the building works approved by the Commissioner of Building Control under this Part shall each 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.

Amended by47/2007

(4)

[Deleted by Act 22 of 2012]