Section 29M — Interpretation of this Part

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 service for working for one month, but does not include —

(a)additional payments by way of overtime payments;

(b)additional payments by way of bonus payments or annual wage supplements;

(c)any sum to reimburse the employee for special expenses incurred during his or her employment;[Act 15 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]

(d)productivity incentive payments; and

(e)any allowance however described; “basic wage” means wage calculated at the basic rate of pay for one month; “prescribed date” means a date prescribed by building regulations made in relation to all registrable activity or a class of registrable activity; “progressive wage model bonus” means a discretionary amount of money payable to an employee that is in addition to all of the following paid to the employee:

(a)any basic wage;

(b)any overtime payment;

(c)any sum to reimburse the employee for special expenses incurred during his or her employment;[Act 15 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]

(d)any allowance however described; “registered” or “registration” means registered or registration under this Part authorising the person registered to carry on any registrable activity or a class of registrable activity specified in the registration; “registrable activity” means providing in the course of business a service of carrying out —

(a)fixed installation works in Singapore; or

(b)maintenance, inspection or testing of fixed installations in Singapore; “registrant” means a person who is registered.[Act 12 of 2020 wef 09/12/2022]