Building Control Act 1989 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5B · Regulating Fixed Installation Contractors
29M. Interpretation of this Part
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In this Part —“applicant” means an applicant for or to renew a registration;“basic rate of pay” means the total amount of money (including wage adjustments and increments) to which an employee is entitled under the employee’s contract of service for working for one month, but does not include —
additional payments by way of overtime payments;
additional payments by way of bonus payments or annual wage supplements;
any sum to reimburse the employee for special expenses incurred during his or her employment;
productivity incentive payments; and
any allowance however described;“basic wage” means wage calculated at the basic rate of pay for one month;“prescribed date” means a date prescribed by building regulations made in relation to all registrable activity or a class of registrable activity;“progressive wage model bonus” means a discretionary amount of money payable to an employee that is in addition to all of the following paid to the employee:
prescribed
“prescribed” means prescribed in the regulations made under section 29L.
any basic wage;
any overtime payment;
any sum to reimburse the employee for special expenses incurred during his or her employment;
any allowance however described;“registered” or “registration” means registered or registration under this Part authorising the person registered to carry on any registrable activity or a class of registrable activity specified in the registration;“registrable activity” means providing in the course of business a service of carrying out —
fixed installation works in Singapore; or
fixed installation works
“fixed installation works” means —(a)the installation of any fixed installation;(b)the carrying out of such major alteration or replacement works as may be prescribed in respect of any fixed installation; or(c)the testing and commissioning, following the completion of any works mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b), of any fixed installation;
maintenance, inspection or testing of fixed installations in Singapore;“registrant” means a person who is registered.
“applicant” means an applicant for or to renew a registration;
“basic rate of pay” means the total amount of money (including wage adjustments and increments) to which an employee is entitled under the employee’s contract of service for working for one month, but does not include —
additional payments by way of overtime payments;
additional payments by way of bonus payments or annual wage supplements;
any sum to reimburse the employee for special expenses incurred during his or her employment;
productivity incentive payments; and
any allowance however described;
“basic wage” means wage calculated at the basic rate of pay for one month;
“prescribed date” means a date prescribed by building regulations made in relation to all registrable activity or a class of registrable activity;
building regulations
“building regulations” means any regulations made under section 49;
“progressive wage model bonus” means a discretionary amount of money payable to an employee that is in addition to all of the following paid to the employee:
any basic wage;
any overtime payment;
any sum to reimburse the employee for special expenses incurred during his or her employment;
any allowance however described;
“registered” or “registration” means registered or registration under this Part authorising the person registered to carry on any registrable activity or a class of registrable activity specified in the registration;
“registrable activity” means providing in the course of business a service of carrying out —
fixed installation works in Singapore; or
maintenance, inspection or testing of fixed installations in Singapore;
“registrant” means a person who is registered.