Building Control Act 1989 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Dangerous Buildings and Occurrences
25C. Offence of failing to notify reportable matters
Last amended by an amending law of 2020.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A person mentioned in section 25B(2) who is required under section 25B(1) to notify a reportable matter commits an offence if the person, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with section 25B(1).
reportable matter
“reportable matter” means —(a)any safety incident that —(i)occurs on or after the date of commencement of section 19 of the Building Control (Amendment) Act 2020;(ii)involves an exterior feature or a fixed installation; and(iii)is prescribed by building regulations to be a reportable safety incident for the purposes of this Part; or(b)any safety risk that —(i)involves the use of a building product (even if the building product was used in a building before the date of commencement of section 19 of the Building Control (Amendment) Act 2020); and(ii)is prescribed by building regulations to be a reportable safety risk for the purposes of this Part;
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) 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.
A person is not excused from giving any information required by section 25B(1) on the ground that the disclosure of the information might tend to incriminate the person or expose the person to a penalty.
Where a person claims, before giving any information that the person is required by section 25B(1) to give, that the disclosure of the information might tend to incriminate the person —
that information;
the giving of the information; and
any information, document or thing obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of the giving of the information,is not admissible in evidence against the person in any criminal proceedings other than proceedings for an offence under section 43A.
Terms defined in s 22G
reportable matter
Defined · s 22G“reportable matter” means —(a)any safety incident that —(i)occurs on or after the date of commencement of section 19 of the Building Control (Amendment) Act 2020;(ii)involves an exterior feature or a fixed installation; and(iii)is prescribed by building regulations to be a reportable safety incident for the purposes of this Part; or(b)any safety risk that —(i)involves the use of a building product (even if the building product was used in a building before the date of commencement of section 19 of the Building Control (Amendment) Act 2020); and(ii)is prescribed by building regulations to be a reportable safety risk for the purposes of this Part;
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