Section 6 — Permit to carry out structural works

(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)the builder (who is either a licensed general builder or licensed specialist builder) whom the developer has appointed in respect of those building works; and[Act 12 of 2020 wef 15/06/2024]

(c)the qualified person whom the developer or builder in paragraph (b) has appointed under section 8 or 11 to supervise those building works.[47/2007] [Act 12 of 2020 wef 15/06/2024]

(2)An application for a permit to carry out structural works in any building works must be accompanied by —

(a)a notification, signed by the developer of the building works, stating the date on which those building works are to start;

(b)the names and particulars of —

(i)the qualified person appointed under section 8 or 11 to supervise the carrying out of those building works; and

(ii)where the building works comprise wholly or partly of any geotechnical building works, the geotechnical engineer who is appointed under section 8 or 11 to supervise the geotechnical aspects of those geotechnical building works;

(c)the following documents signed by the builder undertaking those building works, who is either a licensed general builder or licensed specialist builder:

(i)an acceptance of the builder’s appointment in respect of the structural works; and

(ii)an undertaking of responsibility for strict compliance with the provisions of this Act and the building regulations;[Act 12 of 2020 wef 15/06/2024]

(d)the following documents signed by the qualified person or persons mentioned in paragraph (b):

(i)a confirmation of his or her appointment in respect of the building works; and

(ii)a notice of the names and particulars of the site supervisor, or all members of the team of site supervisors, he or she has appointed in respect of the structural works in accordance with section 10(1) or (2); and

(e)any other documents that the Commissioner of Building Control may require.[47/2007; 22/2012]

(3)The Commissioner of Building Control may, on an application made under subsection (1), grant a permit to carry out structural works in any building works jointly to —

(a)the developer of those building works;

(b)the builder whom the developer has appointed in respect of those building works if the builder is a licensed general builder or licensed specialist builder, as the case may be; and[Act 12 of 2020 wef 15/06/2024]

(c)the qualified person whom the developer or builder in paragraph (b) has appointed under section 8 or 11 to supervise those building works, subject to any terms and conditions that the Commissioner of Building Control thinks fit to impose. [47/2007] [Act 12 of 2020 wef 15/06/2024]

(4)The Commissioner of Building Control may revoke a permit to carry out any structural works if the structural works, if started, are suspended for a continuous period of more than 3 months.[47/2007]

(5)Any permit to carry out structural works in any building works granted under this section is not transferable, and automatically lapses if any of the following permit holders ceases to be:

(a)the developer of those building works;

(b)the builder whom the developer has appointed in respect of those building works; or

(c)the qualified person whom the developer or builder in paragraph (b) has appointed under section 8 or 11 to supervise those building works.[47/2007] [Act 12 of 2020 wef 15/06/2024]

(6)In addition to subsection (5)(b), a permit to carry out structural works in any building works that is granted to a builder who is a licensed general builder or a licensed specialist builder automatically lapses if —

(a)any of the following licences of the builder ceases to be in force:

(i)the general builder’s licence;

(ii)the specialist builder’s licence relating to those structural works; and

(b)the Commissioner of Building Control does not waive the application of this subsection in the particular case.[Act 12 of 2020 wef 15/06/2024]