Building Control Act 1989 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3B · Environmental Sustainability Measures for Existing Buildings
22FR. Progress report on energy efficiency improvement plan
Last amended by an amending law of 2024.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
Without affecting section 22FQ(1), the Commissioner of Building Control may issue a written direction to the owner of a Type 1 building to submit a progress report.
Commissioner of Building Control
“Commissioner of Building Control”, in relation to this Act or any Part or provision of this Act, means any Commissioner of Building Control appointed under section 3(1) to be responsible for the operation of this Act or that Part or provision, as the case may be;
The progress report must —
set out the measures in the energy efficiency improvement plan that have been carried out in relation to the building; and
be in the form and manner specified by the Commissioner of Building Control.
An owner of a Type 1 building who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a written direction mentioned in subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
Type 1 building
“Type 1 building” means an existing building, or part of an existing building, of any class or type for the time being prescribed for the purposes of Divisions 2, 3 and 4;
Terms defined in this Act
building
Defined · s 2“building” means any permanent or temporary building or structure and includes —(a)a hut, shed or roofed enclosure;(b)an earth retaining or stabilising structure, whether permanent or temporary;(c)a dock, wharf or jetty;(ca)a floating structure, not being a boat or vessel, constructed or to be constructed on a flotation system that —(i)is or is to be supported by water;(ii)is not intended for or useable in navigation; and(iii)is or is to be permanently moored;(d)a culvert, crossing, bridge, underpass or tunnel;(da)a fixed installation;(e)a sewage treatment plant, sewer, drain, swimming pool or any non‑proprietary type of concrete tank for the storage of any solid, liquid or gaseous product;(f)a shelter provided under the Civil Defence Shelter Act 1997; and(g)such other erection or structure (whether permanent or temporary) as the Minister may, by order in the Gazette, declare to be a building;
Commissioner of Building Control
Defined · s 2“Commissioner of Building Control”, in relation to this Act or any Part or provision of this Act, means any Commissioner of Building Control appointed under section 3(1) to be responsible for the operation of this Act or that Part or provision, as the case may be;
energy efficiency improvement plan
Defined · s 22FA“energy efficiency improvement plan” means an energy efficiency improvement plan prepared under section 22FN(1)(c), and includes any energy efficiency improvement plan amended in accordance with section 22FO(4) or 22FS(1);
Type 1 building
Defined · s 22FA“Type 1 building” means an existing building, or part of an existing building, of any class or type for the time being prescribed for the purposes of Divisions 2, 3 and 4;
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