Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
of Building Control (Periodic Inspection of Buildings and Building Façades) Regulations 2021
Regulation 3
Appointment of structural engineer
Subregulation 1
Where a structural inspection notice is given to an owner of a building specified in the notice, the owner of the building must appoint, within any of the following times, a structural engineer to carry out a structural inspection of the building:
within 2 months after the date of the structural inspection notice;
within any period of extension allowed under section 2(6) of the Act.
Subregulation 2
An owner of a building who, intentionally or negligently, fails to appoint a structural engineer within the time delimited by or under paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000.