Singapore legislation

Regulation 39

of Building Control Regulations 2003

Regulation 39

Construction tests

Amended byS 54/2008 wef 15/02/2008S 54/2008 wef 15/02/2008S 54/2008 wef 15/02/2008S 54/2008 wef 15/02/2008

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 54/2008 wef 15/02/2008

The tests to be conducted of or in connection with building works under section 7A(1) of the Act shall be in accordance with the objectives and performance requirements set out in the Fifth Schedule.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 54/2008 wef 15/02/2008S 54/2008 wef 15/02/2008S 54/2008 wef 15/02/2008

For the purposes of section 7A(2) of the Act, construction tests to be carried out in respect of the materials used in the building works and the building works shall be carried out in the following manner:

(a)

any test that is to be carried out at the premises where building works are carried out shall be carried out under the direction and supervision of the supervising qualified person appointed in respect of those building works;

(b)

any test that is to be carried out in accordance with approved standards in a laboratory shall be carried out in a laboratory approved by the Singapore Accreditation Council under the Singapore Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SINGLAS);

(c)

the taking of any sample of subject-matter for carrying out such tests shall be carried out under the supervision and direction of the supervising qualified person appointed in respect of those building works; and

(d)

any test of materials used in building works shall be conducted on a sample taken from the same materials used or to be used in the building works.

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