Application and interpretation of this Part
Open ↗22A.—(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 features located on the lowest level of any building.[34/2004]
(2) This Part also applies in relation to all fixed installations whenever installed.[Act 12 of 2020 wef 01/10/2025]
(3) In this Part —“applicable date” means —(a)
in relation to an exterior feature — the date prescribed under section 22C to be the applicable date for the class of exterior features to which that exterior feature belongs; and
(b)
in relation to a fixed installation — the date prescribed under section 22C for the class of fixed installations to which that fixed installation belongs;
“grace period” means —(a)
in relation to an exterior feature — the grace period prescribed under section 22C for the class of exterior features to which that exterior feature belongs, being a period starting on the applicable date for that exterior feature; and
(b)
in relation to a fixed installation — the grace period prescribed under section 22C for the class of fixed installations to which that fixed installation belongs, being a period starting on the applicable date for that fixed installation;
“person responsible”, in relation to an exterior feature that is part of the common property of any housing estate of the Housing and Development Board, includes (in addition to that defined in section 2(1)) the Board if the Board is designated by the Minister to be a person responsible with respect to that exterior feature;
“prescribed age” means —(a)
in relation to an exterior feature — the age prescribed under section 22C to be the prescribed age for a class of exterior features to which the exterior feature belongs; and
(b)
in relation to a fixed installation — the age prescribed under section 22C to be the prescribed age for a class of fixed installations to which the fixed installation belongs.[Act 12 of 2020 wef 01/10/2025]
(4) For the purposes of this Part —(a)
the age of an exterior feature of a building must be counted from the date of its first installation on that building as determined in accordance with such date as is prescribed under section 22C for that exterior feature; and
(b)
the age of a fixed installation must be counted from the date prescribed under section 22C for a class of fixed installations to which the fixed installation belongs.[Act 12 of 2020 wef 01/10/2025]
(5) Nothing in this Part —(a)
prohibits or prevents the Commissioner of Building Control from exercising any of his or her powers under any other provision of this Act or the building regulations; or[Act 15 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
(b)
limits the effect of any other provision of this Act or the building regulations or any other written law for the time being in force.[Act 12 of 2020 wef 01/10/2025]
Duty to retrofit fixed installation
Open ↗22AA.—(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 mentioned in subsection (1) must be —(a)
completed within the time required by subsection (3); and
(b)
carried out by a person and in the manner prescribed under section 22C for the fixed installation concerned.
(3) The time by which retrofitting of a fixed installation must be completed is —(a)
the grace period prescribed for the fixed installation where —(i)
there is no prescribed age for the fixed installation; or
(ii)
the fixed installation is, on the applicable date for that fixed installation, of the prescribed age or older; or
(b)
the longer of the following periods, where the fixed installation is, on the applicable date for that fixed installation, below the prescribed age:(i)
the grace period prescribed for that fixed installation;
(ii)
the period starting on the applicable date for that fixed installation and ending immediately before the fixed installation attains the prescribed age.
(4) A fixed installation owner who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —(a)
to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; and
(b)
in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
(5) In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (4), it is a defence for an accused to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that the accused was not the fixed installation owner of the fixed installation —(a)
at any time during the grace period prescribed for that fixed installation; or
(b)
before the fixed installation attained the prescribed age.[Act 12 of 2020 wef 01/10/2025]
Duty to retrofit exterior feature
Open ↗22B.—(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 exterior feature must carry out or cause to be carried out retrofitting of that exterior feature in such manner, by such person and using such material as may be prescribed in relation to that exterior feature —(a)
where there is no prescribed age for that exterior feature, or the exterior feature is, on that applicable date, of the prescribed age or older — within the grace period prescribed for that exterior feature; or
(b)
where the exterior feature is, on that applicable date, less than the prescribed age — within the grace period prescribed for that exterior feature or within the period before the exterior feature attains the prescribed age, whichever period is the longer.[34/2004]
(2) Any person 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 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.[34/2004]
[Act 12 of 2020 wef 01/10/2025]
(3) If a person is charged with an offence under subsection (2), it is a defence for the person to prove that the person was not the person responsible for the exterior feature at any time during that grace period or before the exterior feature attained that prescribed age, as the case may be.[34/2004]
(4) [Deleted by Act 12 of 2020 wef 01/10/2025]
(5) [Deleted by Act 12 of 2020 wef 01/10/2025]
Retrofitting orders
Open ↗22C.—(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, prescribe —(a)
the duties and responsibilities of any person authorised to carry out retrofitting of an exterior feature or a fixed installation, including providing that any failure or neglect to comply with any such duty or responsibility shall be an offence;[Act 12 of 2020 wef 01/10/2025]
(b)
different applicable dates, prescribed ages, grace periods and persons responsible for an exterior feature in relation to different exterior features;
(ba)
different applicable dates, prescribed ages and grace periods in relation to different fixed installations;[Act 12 of 2020 wef 01/10/2025]
(c)
different qualifications and training for persons authorised to carry out retrofitting in relation to different exterior features or different fixed installations, as the case may be; and[Act 12 of 2020 wef 01/10/2025]
(d)
that any contravention of any provision of the order shall be an offence punishable with a fine not exceeding $5,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or with both and, in the case of a continuing offence, with a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.[34/2004]
(3) All orders made under this section must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.[34/2004]
Source: Singapore Statutes Online (Attorney-General's Chambers), © Government of Singapore.
