Singapore legislation
Regulation 11
Regulation 11
Approval of plans
Subregulation 1
Upon receiving an application under regulation 9 for the approval of plans of any fixed installation works, the Commissioner of Building Control must consider the application and may —
approve any one or more of the plans submitted to the Commissioner of Building Control, with or without conditions;
in writing direct the developer to comply with any requirements that the Commissioner of Building Control may specify for the purpose of ensuring that all or any of the plans submitted to him or her complies with the provisions of these Regulations and to re‑submit those plans for his or her approval, within the period specified in the direction; or
disapprove any one or more of the plans submitted to him or her.
Subregulation 2
If the written direction given by the Commissioner of Building Control under paragraph (1)(b) is not complied with within the period specified in that direction, or such further period as may be extended by the Commissioner of Building Control, the application for approval of those plans is, at the end of that period, deemed to be disapproved by the Commissioner of Building Control.
Subregulation 3
The Commissioner of Building Control may, without checking the plans, type testing certificates or documents mentioned in regulation 9(2) and (3) of any fixed installation works, approve those plans on the basis of the certificate mentioned in regulation 9(2)(e).
Subregulation 4
Despite paragraph (3), the Commissioner of Building Control may carry out any checks on any of the plans, type testing certificates or documents mentioned in regulation 9(2) and (3) submitted for any fixed installation works before approving those plans under paragraph (1)(a).
Subregulation 5
To avoid doubt, no approval of any plans of fixed installation works under paragraph (1)(a) is taken to —
confer any title to land;
act as a waiver of any term in any lease or licence;
grant any exemption from or permit any contravention of these Regulations; or
modify or waive the application of these Regulations to those fixed installation works where no such modification or waiver has been granted under regulation 45 in relation to the fixed installation works.