Singapore legislation

Regulation 17

of Fire Safety (Building and Pipeline Fire Safety) Regulations

Regulation 17

Application for fire safety certificate

Amended byS 769/2020 wef 14/09/2020S 387/2022 wef 31/12/2021S 545/2013 wef 01/09/2013

Subregulation 1

On completion of any fire safety works, the person for whom the fire safety works were carried out shall, except for any fire safety works referred to in regulation 4(4), apply to the Commissioner for —

(a)

a fire safety certificate; or

(b)

a temporary fire permit.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 769/2020 wef 14/09/2020

An application for a fire safety certificate or a temporary fire permit shall be in such form as the Commissioner may provide and shall be accompanied by —

(a)

a certificate by the qualified person and, where applicable, the fire safety engineer who supervised the fire safety works in accordance with the approved plans for fire safety works stating that all the requirements under the Act and these Regulations have been complied with;

(b)

a certificate by a registered inspector prepared under regulation 11(1) of the Fire Safety (Registered Inspectors) Regulations (Rg 2); and

(c)

other documentary evidence in support of the application and such other documents as the Commissioner may require to decide the application.

Subregulation 3

Paragraph (2) shall not apply to any application submitted by the Housing and Development Board, the Land Transport Authority of Singapore and such other public authority whose qualified persons have been authorised by the Commissioner to perform the functions and duties of the Commissioner under section 3(3) of the Act.

Subregulation 4

Amended byS 387/2022 wef 31/12/2021S 545/2013 wef 01/09/2013

The Commissioner may grant a fire safety certificate in respect of a building or relevant pipeline or part thereof in respect of which fire safety works have been carried out where —

(a)

the fire safety works have been completed in accordance with the provisions of the Act and these Regulations;

(b)

the certificate of supervision referred to in regulation 13(b) has been submitted by the qualified person and, where applicable, the fire safety engineer to the Commissioner;

(c)

all the written directions given by the Commissioner to the applicant under section 55(3) of the Act and to the appropriate qualified persons or fire safety engineer who supervised the carrying out of the fire safety works or part thereof under section 57(5) of the Act have been complied with;

(d)

all the requirements either shown, implied or endorsed on the approved plans have been complied with; and

(e)

such other certificate or document as may be required by the Commissioner has been submitted.