§ 61 — Application of this Part

61.—(1) Subject to sections 62 and 63, this Part applies only to the following types of works (each called the “defined works”) carried out in any development:(a)

any building works that results in the erection or re‑erection of a building;

(b)

any other building works for any building comprised in the development, the grant of permission of which by the competent authority or authorisation by notification under section 21(6) of the Planning Act 1998 would increase the approved gross floor area of the development by at least 50% or any lower percentage prescribed in substitution under subsection (2);

(c)

any electrical work —(i)

where the approved electrical load of the development before the electrical work is carried out is more than 280kVA or any lower electrical load prescribed in substitution under subsection (2) — that requires an approval by the market services support licensee concerned to increase the approved electrical load of the development; or

(ii)

where the approved electrical load of the development before the electrical work is carried out is 280kVA or less, or any lower electrical load prescribed in substitution under subsection (2) — that requires an approval by the market services support licensee concerned to increase the approved electrical load of the development to more than 280kVA or such lower electrical load as so prescribed;

(d)

any other building works or electrical work prescribed by an order in the Gazette under subsection (2).

(2) The Minister may, for the purpose of encouraging the use of electric vehicles in Singapore through an expanded network of accessible charging points, make an order in the Gazette for the following purposes:(a)

prescribe any additional building works or electrical work as “defined works”;

(b)

prescribe a lower threshold percentage of increase in the approved gross floor area of a development for the purposes of subsection (1)(b);

(c)

prescribe a lower threshold level of approved electrical load of a development for the purposes of subsection (1)(c).

(3) In this section, “competent authority” means any competent authority appointed under section 5 of the Planning Act 1998 to be responsible for the operation of Part 3 of that Act, and includes any individual authorised under section 5(2) of that Act to perform any of those functions conferred on the competent authority.

—(1) Subject to sections 62 and 63, this Part applies only to the following types of works (each called the “defined works”) carried out in any development:(a)

any building works that results in the erection or re‑erection of a building;

(b)

any other building works for any building comprised in the development, the grant of permission of which by the competent authority or authorisation by notification under section 21(6) of the Planning Act 1998 would increase the approved gross floor area of the development by at least 50% or any lower percentage prescribed in substitution under subsection (2);

(c)

any electrical work —(i)

where the approved electrical load of the development before the electrical work is carried out is more than 280kVA or any lower electrical load prescribed in substitution under subsection (2) — that requires an approval by the market services support licensee concerned to increase the approved electrical load of the development; or

(ii)

where the approved electrical load of the development before the electrical work is carried out is 280kVA or less, or any lower electrical load prescribed in substitution under subsection (2) — that requires an approval by the market services support licensee concerned to increase the approved electrical load of the development to more than 280kVA or such lower electrical load as so prescribed;

(d)

any other building works or electrical work prescribed by an order in the Gazette under subsection (2).

(2) The Minister may, for the purpose of encouraging the use of electric vehicles in Singapore through an expanded network of accessible charging points, make an order in the Gazette for the following purposes:(a)

prescribe any additional building works or electrical work as “defined works”;

(b)

prescribe a lower threshold percentage of increase in the approved gross floor area of a development for the purposes of subsection (1)(b);

(c)

prescribe a lower threshold level of approved electrical load of a development for the purposes of subsection (1)(c).

(3) In this section, “competent authority” means any competent authority appointed under section 5 of the Planning Act 1998 to be responsible for the operation of Part 3 of that Act, and includes any individual authorised under section 5(2) of that Act to perform any of those functions conferred on the competent authority.