Street Works (Street Works by Private Persons) Regulations

Any person who intends to construct any new street shall appoint a civil engineer who is a professional engineer registered under the Professional Engineers Act 1991 for the purpose of —

Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Authority may, in its discretion, permit any other engineer who is registered as a professional engineer under the Professional Engineers Act 1991 to submit the street plan.

The submission of the street plan shall comply with the specifications issued by the Authority and with these Regulations.

For the purpose of section 18(1)(d) of the Act, the following documents shall be submitted to the Authority before the street plan may be approved:

Where, pursuant to paragraph 4(1)(l) of the Planning (Development of Land — Lodgment Authorisation) Notification (N 3), a copy of the layout plan which includes the street plan to be approved has been lodged with the competent authority in lieu of obtaining approval from the competent authority under the Planning Act 1998 —

The respective documents mentioned in paragraph (1)(d) and (f) must be prepared and made by the qualified person appointed by the person who intends to construct the new street.

Subject to paragraph (2), any qualified professional engineer engaged for the purposes of any street plan and street works shall, in relation to a proposed development on land to be developed or on such place as the Authority may permit, submit an application to the Authority for the approval of the street plan and street works.

The qualified professional engineer supervising the works shall, upon obtaining the approval of the competent authority, lodge the relevant street works proposals and plans with the Authority, accompanied by such declaration made by the qualified professional engineer in such form as the Authority may require where street works (excluding street works referred to in paragraph (3)) are to be carried out for any of the following developments:

The excluded street works referred to in paragraph (2) are those relating to —

The construction of any street shall be supervised by a qualified professional engineer.

The qualified professional engineer shall ensure that the street works are carried out in accordance with the approved street plan and the specifications.

Before work is carried out, the qualified professional engineer supervising the construction of a new street shall check with the relevant authorities the locations of their electric cables, water mains and other installations and he shall take every precaution to protect them and shall be fully responsible for any damage to any of the electric cables, water mains and other installations caused by or arising out of the street works.

The qualified professional engineer shall ensure that all utilities are laid before the footpaths are constructed and before the roads are premixed.

The qualified professional engineer shall, immediately after the completion of the construction of the street, submit the following documents relating to the construction to the Authority:

The qualified professional engineer supervising any street works shall be liable for any damage caused to any existing street, drain or Government property.

The Authority or any person authorised by it may, from time to time, check on any street works.

If any part of the street is not constructed in accordance with the approved street plan or the specifications, the Authority may, in its discretion, order such part to be demolished or order the performance of such tests as it may consider necessary for verifying the quality of the work.

The cost of any demolition or tests carried out under paragraph (6) shall be borne by the person constructing the street or be deducted from the deposit made under section 20 of the Act.

The design of all key structural elements of any proposed new street shall be checked and certified by an accredited checker appointed by the person intending to construct the new street.

The key structural elements to be checked and certified by the accredited checker shall be —

Section 17 of the Building Control Act 1989 shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to an accredited checker appointed under this regulation to check and certify the key structural elements of the proposed new street.

It shall be the duty of an accredited checker to —

Without prejudice to paragraph (1), an accredited checker shall, in carrying out his duties in relation to any plans for the construction of a new street —

It shall be the duty of the accredited checker to notify the Authority forthwith of any contravention or non-compliance with the provisions of the Act or any regulations made thereunder or the specifications in connection with the structural design of any plans for the construction of a new street.

Nothing in paragraph (3) shall impose any such duty on an accredited checker in respect of any such contravention or non-compliance which he did not know and could not reasonably have discovered.

The Authority may carry out any inspection and tests that it considers necessary —

Where such inspection and tests have to be carried out by the Authority, the owners of the street concerned or the owners of the premises fronting, adjoining or abutting the street, as the case may be, shall pay to the Authority the applicable fees or charges set out in the Second Schedule.

Where such inspection and tests are not carried out by the Authority, the owners of the street concerned or the owners of the premises fronting, adjoining or abutting the street, as the case may be, shall arrange with any laboratory approved by the Enterprise Singapore Board for the testing of the materials used.

[Deleted by S 683/2006 wef 01/01/2007]

The fees specified in the Second Schedule are payable to the Authority in respect of the matters specified in that Schedule.

The Authority may, in any particular case or class of cases, reduce, waive or refund the whole or part of any fee paid or payable under these Regulations.