Building Control Act 1989 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Miscellaneous
Last amended by an amending law of 2020.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
The Commissioner of Building Control may exempt, for a period specified in the exemption, a particular person from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act or the building regulations where the Commissioner of Building Control is personally satisfied that all of the following apply:
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 risk to public safety in providing the exemption is negligible;
there are other sufficient safeguards under this Act or any other written law, or by other means, to minimise any risk to public safety in providing the exemption;
there are requirements in other written law or there are other means that deal with the matter to be exempted besides the applicable requirements of this Act.
An exemption under this section —
must be in writing and given to the particular person concerned; and
need not be published in the Gazette.
building regulations
“building regulations” means any regulations made under section 49;
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;