Singapore legislation
Regulation 11
of Building Control (Buildability and Productivity) Regulations 2011
Regulation 11
Departure and deviation from approved plans
Subregulation 1
Despite regulation 18 of the Building Control Regulations 2003 (G.N. No. S 666/2003), a person who wishes to make any change to the following must apply to the Commissioner of Building Control for approval under section 5A(1) of the Act:
the approved buildability detailed design and implementation plan of any building works;
a Deemed Acceptable Proposal or Project Productivity Improvement Plan submitted to the Commissioner of Building Control;
the approved plan of the building works if the change affects —
the buildable design score; or
if the plan contains an alternative solution, whether the requirements of the alternative solution will be met.
Subregulation 2
The application referred to in paragraph (1) must —
be accompanied by —
the amended buildability detailed design and implementation plan;
the amended plan of the building works;
the amended Deemed Acceptable Proposal; or
the amended Project Productivity Improvement Plan,as the case may be, showing clearly the departures or deviations; and
bear an endorsement, by every specified person in respect of the building works, that —
where the plans of the building works do not contain any alternative solution — the building works are designed such that the buildable design score of the building works is not less than the minimum buildable design score; and
where the plans of the building works contain any alternative solution — the building works are designed to meet either the requirements of the deemed acceptable solution or the requirements of the open solution.