Singapore legislation
Section 6B
Section 6B
Deficiency charge
(1)
The owner or occupier of any land or premises which is the subject of a development mentioned in section 6A(1)(b) may provide parking lots in a private parking place or proposed private parking place on the land or premises otherwise than in accordance with the requirements in rules made (or deemed made) under section 22 if —
the Authority waives the requirement in those rules because, in the opinion of the Authority, it would be unduly onerous or unreasonable for the owner or occupier to comply with that requirement; and (b)where the waiver affects the applicable number of parking lots, the owner or occupier pays to the Authority a deficiency charge.
(2)
In determining whether to grant a waiver in relation to any private parking place or proposed private parking place on any land or premises, the Authority must have regard to, and give such weight as the Authority considers appropriate to, all of the following matters:
the proximity and accessibility of the land or premises to other forms of public passenger transport facilities;
the availability of other parking places in the vicinity of the land or premises;
traffic flow around the land or premises and the road capacity;
access to roads, public streets, private footways and public paths;
the physical topography and location of the land or premises;
other regulatory requirements which the owner of the land or premises must also comply with in relation to the private parking place;
the safety of pedestrians, drivers, riders and other road and public path users;
such other matters and evidence as may be relevant.
(3)
The deficiency charge is an amount calculated in the manner prescribed, and must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
(4)
Despite anything in this section, no deficiency charge is payable in respect of a private parking place or class of private parking places which, or any person who, is exempt from section 6A because of an exemption under section 21.
(5)
In subsection (1), “applicable number of parking lots”, for any land or premises which is the subject of a development mentioned in section 6A(1)(b), means the requirement relating to the number of parking lots which is prescribed in rules made (or deemed made) under section 22.