Section 22FM — Appointment of specified individual to carry out energy audit

(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 appointed under subsection (1) vacates his or her appointment before the expiry of the maintenance period mentioned in section 22FT(2)(a), the owner of the building must —

(a)appoint another specified individual to carry out the energy audit within 90 days after the cessation; and

(b)within 7 days after the date of the appointment, notify the Commissioner of Building Control in writing of that substitute appointment.

(3)An owner of a Type 1 building who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

(4)An owner of a Type 1 building who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.[Act 28 of 2024 wef 30/09/2025]