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Regulation 4

of Fire Safety (Registered Inspectors) Regulations

Regulation 4

Qualifications for registration as registered inspector

Amended byS 491/2023 wef 31/12/2021

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 491/2023 wef 31/12/2021

No person shall be registered under the Act as a registered inspector unless he satisfies the Commissioner that —

(a)

he is an architect registered under the Architects Act 1991 or a professional engineer registered under the Professional Engineers Act 1991; and

(b)

immediately before his application for registration as a registered inspector, he has not less than 10 years of practical experience —

(i)

in the design and inspection of buildings incorporating the provisions for fire safety; or

(ii)

in the design and inspection of fire protection systems and mechanical ventilation systems,acquired after his registration as an architect or a professional engineer.

Subregulation 2

Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no registered inspector shall inspect any part of the fire safety works which uses any alternative solution unless he is also a fire safety engineer registered under the Act.