Singapore legislation

Regulation 7

of Building Control (Licensing of Builders) Regulations 2008

Regulation 7

Application for general builder’s licence

Amended byS 416/2024 wef 15/06/2024

Subregulation 1

An application for a general builder’s licence must be made in accordance with —

(a)

if the application is by an individual — paragraph (2);

(b)

if the application is by a corporation (whether carrying on business as a sole proprietor or otherwise) — paragraph (3); or

(c)

if the application is by a partnership (whether comprising 2 or more individuals, 2 or more corporations or both individuals and corporations) — paragraph (4).

Subregulation 2

An application by an individual for a general builder’s licence must be accompanied by —

(a)

a copy of the applicant’s degree, diploma or other certificate showing the applicant’s educational qualification;

(b)

written evidence of the applicant’s practical experience (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) in the work of a general builder or as a supervisor of general building works;

(c)

a declaration by the applicant that he or she has not acted as an approved person or the technical controller of a builder whose licence has been revoked in the 12 months before the date of the application;

(d)

the documents and information mentioned in paragraph (6) for each individual who is or is to be the applicant’s technical controller; and

(e)

any other documents and information that the Commissioner of Building Control may require in a particular case.

Subregulation 3

An application by a corporation for a general builder’s licence must be accompanied by —

(a)

a copy of the certificate of incorporation issued for the corporation under section 19 of the Companies Act 1967;

(b)

a list of the corporation’s directors and the members of the corporation’s board of management;

(c)

the corporation’s business profile, such as its principal activities of business, principal place of business, its capital and particulars of its officers and shareholders;

(d)

the documents and information mentioned in paragraph (5) for the individual who is or is to be the applicant’s approved person as far as the corporation’s business relates to general building works in Singapore;

(e)

the documents and information mentioned in paragraph (6) for each individual who is or is to be the applicant’s technical controller; and

(f)

any other documents and information that the Commissioner of Building Control may require in a particular case.

Subregulation 4

An application by a partnership must be accompanied by —

(a)

a list of the partners of the partnership and the partnership’s business profile, such as its principal activities of business, principal place of business, the business’s registered name and the particulars of its managers;

(b)

for each corporation in the partnership —

(i)

a copy of the certificate of incorporation issued for the corporation under section 19 of the Companies Act 1967;

(ii)

a list of the corporation’s directors and the members of the corporation’s board of management; and

(iii)

the corporation’s business profile, such as its principal activities of business, principal place of business, its capital and particulars of its officers and shareholders;

(c)

the documents and information mentioned in paragraph (5) for the individual who is or is to be the applicant’s approved person as far as the partnership’s business relates to general building works in Singapore;

(d)

the documents and information mentioned in paragraph (6) for each individual who is or is to be the applicant’s technical controller; and

(e)

any other documents and information that the Commissioner of Building Control may require in a particular case.

Subregulation 5

The documents and information for an individual who is or is to be an approved person for an applicant are as follows:

(a)

the individual’s name and residential address;

(b)

a copy of the individual’s degree, diploma or other certificate showing the individual’s educational qualification;

(c)

written evidence of the individual’s practical experience (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) in the work of a general builder or as a supervisor of general building works;

(d)

the individual’s written consent to carry out the duties of an approved person for the applicant;

(e)

a declaration by the individual that the individual is not acting, and for so long as the individual is the approved person for the applicant does not intend to act, as a technical controller for any other licensee;

(f)

a declaration by the individual that the individual has not acted as an approved person or the technical controller of a builder whose licence has been revoked in the 12 months before the date of the application;

(g)

where the applicant is a corporation — whether the individual is a director of the corporation or a member of the corporation’s board of management;

(h)

where the applicant is a limited liability partnership — written evidence that the individual is lodged as a manager of the limited liability partnership under section 29(2) of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005;

(i)

where the applicant is a partnership that comprises at least one corporation — whether the individual is a director of a corporation in the partnership or a member of such a corporation’s board of management.

Subregulation 6

Amended byS 416/2024 wef 15/06/2024

The documents and information for an individual who is or is to be a technical controller for an applicant are as follows:

(a)

the individual’s name and residential address;

(b)

a copy of the individual’s degree, diploma or other certificate showing the individual’s educational qualification;

(c)

written evidence of the individual’s practical experience (whether in Singapore or elsewhere) in the work of a general builder or as a supervisor of general building works;

(d)

the individual’s written consent to carry out the duties of a technical controller for the applicant (unless the individual is the applicant);

(e)

a declaration by the individual that the individual is not acting, and for so long as the individual is the technical controller for the applicant does not intend to act, as a technical controller for any other licensee;

(f)

a declaration by the individual that the individual has not acted as an approved person or the technical controller of a builder whose licence has been revoked in the 12 months before the date of the application;

(g)

where the applicant is a corporation — whether the individual is a director of the corporation, a member of the board of management of the corporation or an employee of the corporation, and if the individual is an employee, the individual’s designation, duties and responsibilities;

(h)

where the applicant is a partnership that comprises at least one corporation — whether the individual is a director of a corporation in the partnership, a member of such a corporation’s board of management, or an employee of such a corporation, and if the individual is an employee, the individual’s designation, duties and responsibilities.

Regulation 7 — Building Control (Licensing of Builders) Regulations 2008