Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
of Sewerage and Drainage (Protection of Public Sewerage System) Regulations 2017
Regulation 5
Application for approval of plan for specified activity
Subregulation 1
An application to the Board for the approval of the plan for any specified activity within a public sewer corridor must —
be made by the contractor of the activity;
be prepared and submitted —
if the plan requires the Commissioner’s approval, by a qualified person appointed for the purposes of this regulation; or
if the plan does not require the Commissioner’s approval —
by a registered professional engineer appointed for the purposes of this regulation; or
if the Board permits in any particular case, by the contractor;
be accompanied by the plan; and
unless the Board otherwise permits in any particular case for a plan that does not require the Commissioner’s approval, be accompanied by one or more of the following documents as the Board may require:
a report of a construction survey;
a method statement detailing how the activity is proposed to be carried out;
an impact assessment report on the public sewerage system running through the public sewer corridor;
such other plan, information, technical report, certificate and document as the Board may require.
Subregulation 2
The documents mentioned in paragraph (1)(c) and (d) must —
if they relate to a plan that requires the Commissioner’s approval, be prepared by the qualified person that prepared the application; or
if they relate to a plan that does not require the Commissioner’s approval, be verified by —
the registered professional engineer that prepared the application; or
if the Board permits in any particular case, the contractor.
Subregulation 3
The Board may, in granting any permission under paragraph (1)(b)(ii)(B) or (d) or (2)(b)(ii), impose such conditions (including conditions subsequent) on the contractor as the Board thinks fit.