Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
of Fire Safety (Building and Pipeline Fire Safety) Regulations
Regulation 4
Preparation of plans for approval
Subregulation 1
All plans of fire safety works accompanying any application for approval of plans under section 55(1) of the Act shall —
where the plans do not contain any alternative solution, be prepared and signed by an appropriate qualified person as determined in accordance with the Second Schedule to the Building Control Regulations 2003 (G.N. No. S 666/2003);
where the plans contain any alternative solution —
be prepared and signed by a qualified person who is a fire safety engineer, or be prepared by a qualified person under the supervision of a fire safety engineer and signed by both the qualified person and the fire safety engineer; and
be certified by a peer reviewer that the alternative solution therein satisfies the fire performance requirements in the Fire Code;
be submitted —
on standard metric size sheets of the international A series and have on every sheet an outlined rectangular space measuring 150mm x 100mm provided at its top right hand corner for official stamps and endorsement; or
in such electronic form stored in such medium as the Commissioner may determine; and
be accompanied by such standard forms as the Commissioner may require.
Subregulation 2
Where the plans of fire safety works are submitted in electronic form, the qualified person and, where applicable, the fire safety engineer shall —
authenticate the plans in electronic form in such manner as the Commissioner may require; and
ensure that such plans are visible or are capable of being displayed in a clear and intelligible manner on a suitably light background.
Subregulation 3
The Commissioner may require additional sets of plans or enlarged details, specifications or other information thereof or other documents relating thereto to be submitted to him.
Subregulation 4
This regulation shall not apply to the plans of fire safety works which relate to minor alterations or additions as set out in the Schedule to any building or part of a building in respect of which a temporary fire permit or a fire safety certificate is issued (whether before, on or after 14 September 2020).
Subregulation 5
The plans referred to in paragraph (4) shall be —
certified by a qualified person appointed in respect of such fire safety works;
lodged with the Commissioner;
in such form as the Commissioner considers necessary; and
accompanied by such other documents as the Commissioner may require.