Singapore legislation
Clause 9
Clause 9
Validation of fees collected under Building Control Act 1989
(1)
Every sum collected before 31 March 2026 by or on behalf of the Commissioner of Building Control (called in this section the Commissioner) as, or purportedly as, a fee for —
the expedited inspection of a building or building works in connection with, and the expedited processing of, an application to the Commissioner for a temporary occupation permit under section 12(3) of the Building Control Act 1989;
allowing the search and inspection, and providing copies, of approved or deemed approved drawings of building works in respect of a building by or to the owner of the building or the owner’s authorised agent; or
providing information to the owner of a building or the owner’s authorised agent about the date of issuance of the certificate of statutory completion or temporary occupation permit, or the name of the qualified person appointed, in respect of the building or building works for the building,is deemed to be and always to have been, by force of this section, validly collected.
(2)
No legal proceedings may be instituted on or after 7 April 2026 in any court on account of or in respect of any collection or payment of any sum mentioned in subsection (1).
(3)
In this section, “Commissioner of Building Control” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Building Control Act 1989.