Building Control Act 1989 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Miscellaneous
50. Adoption of codes and standards
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Any building regulations made under section 49 may adopt wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations or by reference any code, standard, rule, specification or provision which relates to any matter with which the building regulations deal and which is —
building regulations
“building regulations” means any regulations made under section 49;
recommended, issued or adopted by the Enterprise Singapore Board;
recommended, issued or adopted by —
the British Standards Institution; or
any other standards organisation or body of any place outside Singapore being an organisation or body approved by the Commissioner of Building Control; or
included in any document issued by any Government department or issued by any public authority constituted by any written law.
The Commissioner of Building Control must cause a copy of every code, standard, rule, specification or provision adopted under subsection (1) (other than a code, standard, rule, specification or provision recommended, issued or adopted by the Enterprise Singapore Board) to be made available for inspection by members of the public without charge at the office of the Commissioner of Building Control during normal office hours.
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;
In any proceedings under the building regulations, a copy certified by the Commissioner of Building Control as a true copy of a code, standard, rule, specification or provision adopted under subsection (1) (other than a code, standard, rule, specification or provision recommended, issued or adopted by the Enterprise Singapore Board) is evidence of the code, standard, rule, specification or provision so adopted.