Singapore legislation
Regulation 34
Regulation 34
Duties of fixed installation owners
Subregulation 1
An owner (A) of a fixed installation must —
if A takes over the fixed installation from a previous owner — notify the Commissioner of Building Control of the change in ownership of the fixed installation and provide the Commissioner of Building Control documents showing that A now owns the fixed installation;
keep any maintenance record (including any certificate signed by a specialist professional engineer and any accompanying document) in connection with the fixed installation, for a period of at least 5 years after the issue or making of that record;
produce any maintenance record mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b) for the Commissioner of Building Control’s inspection, whenever required to do so by any of the following persons within the 5‑year period mentioned in that sub‑paragraph:
the Commissioner of Building Control;
any person authorised by the Commissioner of Building Control to require the maintenance record;
transfer the following documents to a fixed installation service contractor within 7 days after any agreement to maintain the fixed installation with the fixed installation service contractor starts:
a copy of any maintenance record (including any certificate signed by a specialist professional engineer and any other document accompanying the maintenance record) in connection with the fixed installation, where the maintenance record was issued or made in the 5 years before the agreement to maintain the fixed installation with the fixed installation service contractor starts; (ii)any document setting out the Commissioner of Building Control’s modification or waiver of any requirement of the building regulations under regulation 45;
any document from the Commissioner of Building Control setting out his or her acceptance of the requirements proposed by a supervisor QP or specialist professional engineer (as the case may be) under regulation 29(5)(b)(ii);
any document from the Commissioner of Building Control setting out the Commissioner of Building Control’s —
acceptance of a modification of requirements under regulation 45 for the fixed installation;
imposition of any condition under regulation 45;
acceptance of any requirements for periodic maintenance under regulation 39(2)(c)(iii); or
acceptance of any alternative maintenance outcomes under regulation 39(3); and
if the appointment for a fixed installation service contractor to maintain a fixed installation ceases —
notify the Commissioner of Building Control within 7 days after the appointment ceases; (ii)without delay, appoint another fixed installation service contractor to maintain the fixed installation; and
notify the Commissioner of Building Control of the appointment mentioned in sub‑paragraph (ii) within 7 days after the appointment starts.
Subregulation 2
Any owner of a fixed installation who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.