This Act is the Building Control Act 1989.
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Building Control Act 1989
An Act to consolidate and amend and to make further provision concerning the law relating to buildings, and for matters connected therewith.
Act Code
BCA1989
Edition
2020 Rev Ed
Commencement
30 Apr 1989
Version as at
25 Jul 2026
Enacted by
Parliament
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(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“accredited checker” means a person who is registered as an accredited checker under section 16, whether acting on his or her own behalf or on behalf of an accredited checking organisa
(1) The Minister may appoint any person or persons that the Minister thinks fit to be the Commissioner of Building Control responsible for the operation of this Act, either generally or for any particular Part or provision of this Act or fo
(1) Except as otherwise expressly provided, this Part applies to all building works except —(a) building works for a temporary building or the occupation of any such building; (b) [Deleted by Act 12 of 2020 wef 01/10/2025] (c) building work
(1) An application for approval of the plans of any building works must be made to the Commissioner of Building Control by the developer of those building works.[47/2007] (2) An application for approval of the plans of any building works mu
(1) Where the plans of any building works or proposed building works have been approved by the Commissioner of Building Control under section 5(3)(a) and the developer of the building works intends to depart or deviate from the plans approv
(1) Despite section 5, the plans of any lodgment works are deemed approved by the Commissioner of Building Control, if all of the conditions in subsection (2) are satisfied.(2) The conditions mentioned in subsection (1) are as follows:(a) t
(1) Where the plans of any lodgment works are deemed approved under section 5AA and the developer of the lodgment works intends to depart or deviate from the plans, then —(a) if the departure or deviation results in the building works no lo
(1) Any approval granted under section 5 or 5A, or deemed approval under section 5AA, in respect of any building works automatically lapses —(a) when any written permission mentioned in section 12 of the Planning Act 1998 that has been gran
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, an application for a permit to carry out structural works in any building works may be made at any time to the Commissioner of Building Control by —(a) the developer of those building works; (b) th
(1) The Commissioner of Building Control may, on receipt of an application in relation to any particular building works, advertisements, signboards or skysigns, modify or waive, subject to any terms and conditions that he or she may impose,
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Act or the building regulations —(a) all building works must be carried out under the supervision of an appropriate qualified person; (b) the structural elements of all such building works as are pre
(1) Subject to subsection (3), the qualified person appointed to supervise the carrying out of any building works must carry out or cause to be carried out any tests of or in connection with the building works that may be prescribed in the
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, every developer of building works must appoint —(a) an appropriate qualified person to prepare the plans of the building works in accordance with this Act if no such person is appointed by the buil
(1) Every qualified person who is appointed under section 8 or 11 to prepare the plans of any building works must —(a) take all reasonable steps and exercise due diligence to ensure that the building works are designed in accordance with —(
(1) The appropriate qualified person appointed under section 8 or 11 to supervise the carrying out of any large building works must appoint the following site supervisors in respect of the structural elements of the large building works:(a)
(1) A builder undertaking any building works must —(a) ensure that the building works are carried out in accordance with —(i) the provisions of this Act; (ii) subject to section 6A, the building regulations; (iii) the relevant plans approve
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a person must not occupy, or permit or cause to be occupied, any building where any building works have been carried out unless the Commissioner of Building Control has issued a certificate of s
(1) Any person who —(a) undertakes work which is required by this Act or the building regulations to be performed by an accredited checker when the person is not an accredited checker under this Division or when the person’s registration as
(1) The Commissioner of Building Control must keep and maintain the following registers:(a) a register of accredited checkers registered under section 16; (b) a register of specialist accredited checkers registered under section 16; and (c)
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person who applies to be registered, or to renew the person’s registration, as an accredited checker or as a specialist accredited checker (as the case may be) is eligible to be so registered or
(1) An application for registration, or to renew any registration, as —(a) an accredited checker; (b) a specialist accredited checker; or (c) an accredited checking organisation, must be made in such manner and must be accompanied by such d
(1) Subject to section 22, the Commissioner of Building Control may by order cancel, or suspend for a period not exceeding 6 months, the registration of an accredited checker or a specialist accredited checker if the Commissioner of Buildin
(1) An accredited checker who —(a) is appointed in respect of any major building works; or (b) is acting on behalf of an accredited checking organisation, must check the detailed structural plans and design calculations of the building work
(1) Where, in the opinion of the Commissioner of Building Control, any building has been erected, or any building works are or have been carried out, in contravention of the provisions of this Act or the building regulations, the Commission
(1) Any person who commences or carries out, or permits or authorises the commencement or carrying out of —(a) any building works (including geotechnical building works) the plans of which have not been approved or deemed approved by the Co
(1) Whether or not proceedings have been instituted against any person for an offence under section 20 in respect of any building works, the Commissioner of Building Control may require the person to pay a sum not exceeding 10 times the pre
(1) Where an application made under —(a) section 5 or 5A for approval of plans of any building works; (b) section 6 for a permit to carry out any structural works; (c) section 6A for any modification or waiver of the requirements of the bui
(1) This Part applies to all exterior features on any building except —(a) exterior features on any detached house, semi-detached house, terrace house or linked house, none of which are comprised in any strata title plan; and (b) exterior f
(1) Every fixed installation owner of a fixed installation must carry out, or cause to be carried out, retrofitting of the fixed installation, whether or not of a prescribed age, in accordance with this section.(2) The retrofitting mentione
(1) Where an exterior feature of a prescribed building has been installed on, forms part of, or projects outwards from the building at any time before the applicable date prescribed for the exterior feature, the person responsible for the e
(1) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, prescribe any matter which is required or permitted to be prescribed by this Part.[34/2004] (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister may, in an order made under that subsection, prescr
(1) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“building” does not include a temporary building; “performance requirement” means a performance requirement in the building regulations that —(a) is to facilitate the access to, and u
(1) Where the Commissioner of Building Control receives, on or after the date of commencement of section 17 of the Building Control (Amendment) Act 2020, a trigger application relating to a relevant building, the Commissioner of Building Co
(1) Every owner or occupier of a building must not remove, alter or obstruct, or cause the removal, alteration or obstruction of, any physical feature of the building where —(a) the physical feature satisfies the relevant performance requir
(1) Any person on whom a notice to reinstate under section 22E(2) is served may, within 21 days after the date of receipt of the notice, appeal in writing to the Minister against the notice in the prescribed manner.[47/2007] (2) Even though
In this Part —“approved reduction”, in relation to the energy use intensity of a building, means a reduction in the energy use intensity of the building by a percentage approved by the Commissioner of Building Control under section 22FO(3)
Any of the following individuals may be appointed to carry out an energy audit under this Part (called in this Part a specified individual):(a) a mechanical engineer; (b) an energy auditor; (c) any other class or classes of individuals that
(1) An individual is eligible to be registered as an energy auditor if the individual has the prescribed qualifications or experience in relation to assessing the energy efficiency of cooling systems of buildings.(2) An application to be re
(1) The Commissioner of Building Control may cancel, or suspend for a period not exceeding 6 months, the registration of an energy auditor if the Commissioner of Building Control is satisfied that —(a) the individual obtained the individual
(1) The Commissioner of Building Control must keep a register of energy auditors in which must be entered the names and particulars of all individuals registered under section 22FC as energy auditors.(2) The Commissioner of Building Control
(1) An owner of a Type 1 building must submit to the Commissioner of Building Control, a report for each prescribed period containing all of the following information relating to the Type 1 building for that period, in accordance with subse
(1) Without affecting section 22FF, for the purpose of monitoring the energy efficiency and environmental sustainability of any building (including any Type 1 building or Type 2 building), the Commissioner of Building Control may do all or
This Division applies to and in relation to all Type 1 buildings.[Act 28 of 2024 wef 30/09/2025]
The purpose of this Division and Division 4 is to establish a framework to achieve and maintain a specified reduction or an approved reduction in the energy use intensity of Type 1 buildings that are energy-intensive buildings.[Act 28 of 20
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Commissioner of Building Control must issue a mandatory energy improvement audit notice to an owner of a Type 1 building if the Commissioner of Building Control —(a) receives information relating to the en
(1) The Commissioner of Building Control must cancel an MEI audit notice issued in relation to a Type 1 building if he or she is satisfied, whether or not through further information provided, that the Type 1 building is not an energy-inten
(1) An owner of a Type 1 building that is subject to an MEI audit notice must do all of the following:(a) appoint a specified individual to carry out an energy audit, in accordance with sections 22FM and 22FN; (b) submit an audit report of
(1) An owner of a Type 1 building that is subject to an MEI audit notice must appoint a specified individual to carry out an energy audit of the Type 1 building within the period specified in the notice.(2) If a specified individual appoint
(1) A specified individual appointed to carry out an energy audit of a Type 1 building must do all of the following:(a) carry out —(i) an audit on the energy use of the Type 1 building in the prescribed manner; (ii) an audit on the energy u
(1) This section applies to an owner of a Type 1 building —(a) that is subject to an MEI audit notice; and (b) in relation to which an audit report has been prepared and submitted under section 22FN(1)(d) and (e). (2) The owner of the Type
This Division applies to an owner of a Type 1 building —(a) that is subject to an MEI audit notice; and (b) in relation to which an energy efficiency improvement plan has been submitted to the Commissioner of Building Control under section
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the owner of the Type 1 building must, within the prescribed period or any longer period that the Commissioner of Building Control may allow in writing —(a) ensure that the measures set out in the energy effic
(1) Without affecting section 22FQ(1), the Commissioner of Building Control may issue a written direction to the owner of a Type 1 building to submit a progress report.(2) The progress report must —(a) set out the measures in the energy eff
(1) If there are any changes to the measures carried out for the energy efficiency improvement plan, the owner of the Type 1 building concerned must —(a) ensure that a specified individual —(i) amends the energy efficiency improvement plan,
(1) This section applies after the measures set out in the energy efficiency improvement plan are carried out in relation to a Type 1 building under section 22FQ.(2) The owner of the building must —(a) maintain the specified reduction or ap
(1) This section applies if the specified reduction or approved reduction in energy use intensity for an energy-intensive building is not achieved and maintained during the maintenance period mentioned in section 22FT(2)(a).(2) The Commissi
The Commissioner of Building Control, may, on the application of an owner of an energy-intensive building in any particular case, modify or waive any requirement relating to the implementation of an energy efficiency improvement plan under
This Division applies to and in relation to all Type 2 buildings.[Act 28 of 2024 wef 30/09/2025]
(1) An owner of any Type 2 building must not carry out, or permit or authorise the carrying out of, any major energy use change to that building, unless the owner has first —(a) appointed a mechanical engineer to assess the design score for
Where the design score in relation to any major energy use change to a Type 2 building has been approved by the Commissioner of Building Control under section 22FX and the owner of the building, in carrying out the major energy use change,
(1) Unless earlier revoked under subsection (2), any approval granted under section 22FX in respect of a design score for a major energy use change lapses if no works in respect of that major energy use change have started within the prescr
(1) The owner of a Type 2 building must, not later than 3 years after the approval of the design score for a major energy use change to that building by the Commissioner of Building Control —(a) complete the major energy use change in accor
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Commissioner of Building Control may, by notice served on the owner of any of the following buildings, require an audit to be carried out as to whether the cooling system of the building meets the prescrib
(1) Any specified individual appointed to carry out an energy audit under section 22FZB of a cooling system of a building —(a) must carry out the energy audit in the prescribed manner; (b) may, if the cooling system of the building fails to
(1) In this Part —“building” includes a building or any part of a building in respect of which building works are being carried out; “building product” means any product, material, assembly of components, software or other thing that is, or
(1) If the Commissioner of Building Control is of the opinion that any building works are being carried out in such a manner as —(a) will cause, or will be likely to cause, a risk of injury to any person or damage to any property; (b) will
(1) If the Commissioner of Building Control is of the opinion that a building is in such a condition, or is used to carry such loads, as to be or likely to be dangerous, the Commissioner of Building Control may, for the purpose of obviating
(1) If the Commissioner of Building Control is of the opinion that any natural, formed or man‑made land or slope which abuts or is in close proximity to any building is in such a condition as to be dangerous or likely to be dangerous to the
(1) Where the Commissioner of Building Control makes any closure order, the order must be served on the owner and every occupier of the building or the land or slope, as the case may be.[47/2007; 22/2012] (2) A closure order in respect of a
(1) Where the Commissioner of Building Control becomes aware of any dangerous occurrence in any premises at which building works are carried out or in any other premises, the Commissioner of Building Control may direct any person authorised
(1) A person mentioned in subsection (2) must notify the Commissioner of Building Control, within the time and by the means prescribed in the building regulations, of —(a) that reportable matter; and (b) the prescribed particulars about the
(1) A person mentioned in section 25B(2) who is required under section 25B(1) to notify a reportable matter commits an offence if the person, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with section 25B(1).(2) A person who is guilty of an of
This Part applies only to —(a) any building (subdivided or otherwise), and any common property or limited common property (which may include fixed installations) that are a building; and (b) all exterior features on any building, except —(i
(1) The Commissioner of Building Control may issue a notice (called in this Act a notice to maintain) in respect of any building, any exterior feature of a building (whether or not common property or limited common property) or any common p
(1) A person on whom a notice to maintain is served under section 25E(4) may, not later than the 21st day after the date the notice is served, appeal in the prescribed manner to the Minister against the notice.(2) Despite an appeal being lo
(1) Where a person who is required by section 25E(5) or (6) to comply with a notice to maintain fails to do so, the Commissioner of Building Control may do all or any of the following:(a) direct the person to deposit (within such period as
(1) A person responsible for an exterior feature of a building who, without reasonable excuse, fails to keep or maintain the exterior feature in such manner as to be securely fixed to the building and as will prevent any collapse (wholly or
(1) In this Part —“competent person”, in relation to a façade inspection, means a qualified person who satisfies such requirements as may be prescribed for the purposes of this Part;[Act 12 of 2020 wef 01/01/2022] “façade”, in relation to a
(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Part applies to buildings other than —(a) detached houses, semi-detached houses, terraced or linked houses which are used solely by the owners or occupiers thereof solely as their residence; and (b) tempo
(1) Subject to subsections (2), (2A) and (2B), the Commissioner of Building Control may, by written notice, require either or both of the following inspections to be carried out in accordance with this section:(a) an inspection of a buildin
(1) A structural engineer must not be appointed by the Commissioner of Building Control or owner of a building for the purpose of carrying out a structural inspection if the structural engineer has any professional or financial interest in
(1) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —[Deleted by Act 12 of 2020 wef 15/06/2024] “building works” does not include —(a) any building works in respect of or for the occupation of a temporary building; (b) any insignificant
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person must not —(a) advertise or hold himself, herself or itself out or conduct himself, herself or itself in any way or by any means as a person who is authorised to carry on the business of a
(1) A licence may be granted under this Part to a person authorising the person —(a) to carry on the business of a general builder generally, known as a Class 1 general builder’s licence; (b) to carry on the business of a general builder re
(1) The Commissioner of Building Control must keep a register of licensees in which must be entered the names of all licensed general builders and licensed specialist builders, and any other particulars in relation thereto that may be presc
(1) An application for a licence must be made to the Commissioner of Building Control in the prescribed manner and accompanied by the appropriate application fee that may be prescribed.[47/2007] [Act 12 of 2020 wef 15/06/2024] (2) An applic
(1) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), an individual carrying on business as a sole proprietor (P) who applies for a general builder’s licence is eligible to be granted such a licence if, and only if, P —(a) has paid the prescribed fees fo
(1) Subject to subsection (4), an individual carrying on business as a sole proprietor who applies for a specialist builder’s licence for any type of specialist building works is eligible to be granted such a licence if, and only if, the in
(1) From 16 June 2009, it is a condition of every Class 1 general builder’s licence (whether granted before the appointed day or otherwise) that the licensee holding that licence —(a) must lodge with the Commissioner of Building Control a m
(1) It is a condition of every Class 2 builder’s licence that the licensee holding such a licence must not enter into any contract or engagement to carry out general building works for an estimated final price which exceeds the amount speci
(1) Subject to subsection (3), the Commissioner of Building Control may by order revoke any general builder’s licence or specialist builder’s licence if he or she is satisfied that —(a) the licensee fails to comply with any of the relevant
(1) Any person whose application for a licence or for the renewal of a licence has been refused by the Commissioner of Building Control may, within 14 days after being notified of such refusal, appeal in the prescribed manner to the Ministe
The Minister may make regulations for giving effect to the provisions of this Part and for the due administration thereof, and, in particular, for or with respect to all or any of the following matters:(a) prescribing the form and procedure
In this Part —“applicant” means an applicant for or to renew a registration; “basic rate of pay” means the total amount of money (including wage adjustments and increments) to which an employee is entitled under the employee’s contract of s
(1) A person commits an offence if the person carries on any registrable activity when the person —(a) is not authorised to do so by a registration under this Part; and (b) is not exempt from this section under subsection (6) or section 30
(1) An application for or to renew a registration under this Part must be made to the Building and Construction Authority in accordance with this section.(2) An application for or to renew a registration must —(a) be in the form and manner
(1) Registration and renewal of registration of persons to carry on a registrable activity may be granted or refused by the Building and Construction Authority —(a) in accordance with the procedure in this Part and the building regulations
(1) Without limiting section 29P, the registration of a person for any class of registrable activity is subject to the following conditions:(a) on or after the prescribed date for that class of registrable activity, for every citizen of Sin
(1) Subject to subsections (3), (4) and (5), the Building and Construction Authority may by order (without compensation), cancel the registration of a person if the Building and Construction Authority is satisfied that —(a) the person obtai
The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, exempt any class of persons, premises or buildings or building works from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act, the building regulations or other subsidiary legislation made un
(1) The Commissioner of Building Control may exempt, for a period specified in the exemption, a particular person from the operation of all or any of the provisions of this Act or the building regulations where the Commissioner of Building
(1) Where an offence under this Act or any subsidiary legislation made under this Act has been committed by a body corporate, every officer of the body corporate shall also be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded agains
(1) No liability shall lie against any public officer by reason of the fact that any building works are carried out in accordance with the provisions of and any subsidiary legislation made under this Act or that such building works or plans
(1) The Commissioner of Building Control, or any person authorised by the Commissioner of Building Control under section 3(2) for the purposes of this section (called in this section the authorised officer) may enter any premises at all rea
(1) In any proceedings instituted under this Act for the commencement or carrying out of any building works on any premises in contravention of the provisions of this Act or the building regulations, the owner of the premises at the time th
(1) Whenever default is made by an owner of any premises in the execution of any work required under this Act to be executed by the owner, an occupier of the premises may, with the approval of the Commissioner of Building Control, cause the
(1) Where —(a) the owner of any premises is required under any provision of this Act or the building regulations to carry out any work or make any provision in respect of the premises; (b) the owner has given written notice to the occupier
(1) All expenses incurred by the Commissioner of Building Control in or about the execution of any work pursuant to any provision of this Act, together with interest accruing in accordance with subsection (3), are recoverable from the perso
(1) Where the Commissioner of Building Control has incurred expenses in or about the execution of any work which are recoverable from any person, the Commissioner of Building Control may either recover such expenses in the manner provided i
The Minister may, at any time by notification in the Gazette, vary the rates of interest specified in sections 37(3) and 38(1).
(1) Where a person sells or transfers any premises in respect of which expenses have been incurred by the Commissioner of Building Control in or about the execution of any work required to be done under this Act which are recoverable from t
(1) Any property or materials seized or removed by the Commissioner of Building Control, in the exercise of his or her powers under section 19(6) or 25(6)(c), may be forfeited to the Government and sold or otherwise disposed of by the Commi
(1) Any notice, order or document required or authorised to be served under this Act (including any subsidiary legislation made under this Act) is deemed to be sufficiently served —(a) by delivering a copy thereof personally or by leaving i
(1) No misnomer or inaccurate description of any person, premises, building or building works or any other thing named or described in any notice or order issued or served under or for the purposes of this Act or any subsidiary legislation
(1) The Commissioner of Building Control may permit an application to or a lodgment with him or her under this Act to be made through an electronic service that is —(a) administered by a public authority to facilitate the sending of documen
(1) The Commissioner of Building Control, or any person authorised by the Commissioner of Building Control under section 3(2) for the purpose of this section (called in this section the authorised officer), may exercise the powers in this s
Any person who, being required by or by virtue of this Act or any subsidiary legislation made under this Act to make or produce to the Commissioner of Building Control any plan, declaration, certificate, report, record, notice or other docu
(1) A police officer may arrest without warrant any person who has committed, or whom the police officer reasonably suspects to have committed, an offence under this Act or any subsidiary legislation made under this Act —(a) if the person d
(1) Subject to this section, the contents of any document prepared, issued or served under, by virtue of or for the purposes of this Act or any subsidiary legislation made under this Act is until the contrary is proved presumed to be correc
Despite the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court has power to impose the maximum penalties provided for an offence under this Act.
Any person who is guilty of an offence under this Act for which no penalty is expressly provided shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.[47/2007]
(1) Any article or document detained or seized under this Act —(a) where the article or document is produced in any criminal trial, must be dealt with in accordance with section 364(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010;[Act 15 of 2026 wef
(1) The Commissioner of Building Control may compound any offence under this Act or any subsidiary legislation made under this Act which is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having comm
(1) The Minister may make regulations for carrying out the purposes of this Act and for any matter which is required under this Act to be prescribed.(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister may make regulations for or in respect of
(1) Any building regulations made under section 49 may adopt wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations or by reference any code, standard, rule, specification or provision which relates to any matter with which the building regul
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), this Act binds the Government and applies to —(a) any premises wholly or partly owned or occupied by the Government; and (b) any premises in which any building operation or any work of engineering c
Any order, notification or building regulations made under this Act must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.
(1) Any licence, permission, approval or other document prepared, made or granted under the repealed Act and valid immediately prior to 1 May 1989 is deemed to have been prepared, made or granted under the corresponding provision of this Ac
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