Singapore legislation
Clause 51
Clause 51
Saving and transitional provisions
(1)
Section 3(a) does not apply to or in relation to any retrofitting works under Part III of the principal Act started before the date of commencement of that section.
(2)
Section 4(a) and (b) applies to and in relation to an application under section 5 of the principal Act that is made on or after the date of commencement of section 4(a) and (b).
(3)
Section 5(e) applies only in relation to a permit to carry out structural works granted on or after the date of commencement of that section.
(4)
Section 9 does not apply to or in relation to an order under section 19 of the principal Act that is made before the date of commencement of section 9.
(5)
Sections 30, 31 and 32 do not apply in relation to a person who, immediately before the date of commencement of section 30, 31 or 32 (as the case may be) holds a general builder’s licence or a specialist builder’s licence; and Part VA of the principal Act as in force immediately before that date continues to apply to that person as if this Act were not enacted so long as the general builder’s licence or a specialist builder’s licence does not expire and is not renewed.
(6)
Section 34(c) and (f) does not apply to or in relation to any act or omission mentioned in section 29J(1) of the principal Act by a licensed general builder or licensed specialist builder (as the case may be) that occurs before the date of commencement of section 34(c) and (f); and the principal Act as in force immediately before that date continues to apply to or in relation to licensed general builder or licensed specialist builder with respect to such an act or omission as if this Act were not enacted.
(7)
Every notice issued by the Commissioner of Buildings under Part III of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act (Cap. 30C) that is in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 48(d) —
is deemed from that date to be a notice issued by the Commissioner of Building Control under or for the purposes of Part IVA of the principal Act as amended by this Act subject to the same conditions (if applicable) of the permit or notice under the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act; and
continues in force as if this Act had not been enacted until the date of expiry of the notice under Part III of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act.
(8)
Every permit to operate issued by the Commissioner of Buildings under regulations made for the purposes of section 136(2)(aa) of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act that is in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 48(f) —
is deemed from that date to be a permit to operate issued under building regulations made for the purposes of section 49(2)(la) of the principal Act as amended by this Act subject to the same conditions (if applicable) of the permit or notice under the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act; and
continues in force as if this Act had not been enacted until the date of expiry of the permit to operate.
(9)
Every application that is made before the date of commencement of section 48(f) for a permit to operate a fixed installation under regulations made for the purposes of section 136(2)(aa) of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act, but that has not been decided immediately before that date is, with effect from that date, deemed to be an application for a permit to operate under the building regulations made for the purposes of section 49(2)(la) of the principal Act as amended by this Act.
(10)
Where an appeal has been made to the Minister under section 8 of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act, and the appeal has not been dealt with or disposed of immediately before the date of commencement of section 48(d), the appeal may be dealt with under that section as if this Act had not been enacted.
(11)
A statutory declaration furnished to the Commissioner of Buildings under section 9(4)(a) of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act before the date of commencement of section 48(d) is deemed to be a statutory declaration provided to the Commissioner of Building Control under section 25H(4) of the principal Act as amended by this Act.
(12)
For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of this section, the Minister may, by regulations in the Gazette, prescribe such additional provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this section as the Minister may consider necessary or expedient.