Singapore legislation
Regulation 36
Regulation 36
Duties of fixed installation inspectors
Subregulation 1
A specialist professional engineer may appoint one or more fixed installation inspectors to assist him or her in examining, inspecting and testing of a fixed installation and paragraphs (2) to (5) apply to any fixed installation inspector so appointed.
Subregulation 2
The fixed installation inspector must —
take all reasonable steps and exercise due diligence to assist the specialist professional engineer in his or her duties under regulation 35(1)(a), (b) and (c), including the following:
to be physically present during the examining, inspecting and testing of a fixed installation, if required by the specialist professional engineer;
to ensure that any information relating to the fixed installation, conveyed or submitted by the fixed installation inspector to the specialist professional engineer, is accurate;
submit the results of any checks on whether the examination, inspections and tests are carried out according to the requirements mentioned in regulation 35(1)(a) and (b) to the specialist professional engineer; and
notify the Commissioner of Building Control of any contravention of these Regulations relating to the fixed installation of which the fixed installation inspector knows or ought reasonably to know.
Subregulation 3
A fixed installation inspector must not supervise a fixed installation service contractor’s examining, inspecting and testing of any fixed installation, if the fixed installation inspector, or any nominee of the fixed installation inspector, is a partner, director, officer or employee of —
the owner of the fixed installation;
the fixed installation service contractor for the fixed installation; or
an associate of a person mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) or (b).
Subregulation 4
Any fixed installation inspector who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes paragraph (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.