Singapore legislation
Regulation 4A
of Environmental Protection and Management (Control of Noise At Construction Sites) Regulations
Regulation 4A
Prohibition of construction work at certain sites during certain periods
Subregulation 1
The owner or occupier of any construction site located less than 150 metres from any hospital, home for the aged sick or residential building shall ensure that no construction work is carried out at his construction site on the days and during the times specified in the Fourth Schedule.
Subregulation 2
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Director-General may, if he is satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest or for justifiable technical reason to do so in any particular case, permit in writing any construction work to be carried out during a prohibited period specified in the Fourth Schedule.
Subregulation 3
A permit granted under paragraph (2) shall specify the period during which the construction work may be carried out and shall require the owner or occupier of the construction site to comply with such other terms and conditions as the Director-General may think fit to impose.
Subregulation 4
For the avoidance of doubt, regulation 3 applies to any construction work permitted to be carried out pursuant to a permit granted under paragraph (2).