§ 64 — Minimum electrical load and charging points in parking place for building works

64.—(1) Subject to subsection (10), the developer of any building works must, no later than the relevant date for those building works, install or cause to be installed —(a)

all electrical infrastructure necessary to supply a minimum electrical load for the purpose of charging electric vehicles in the parking places of the development; and

(b)

in the parking places of the development, a minimum number of charging points determined in accordance with a formula to be prescribed by the Minister by order in the Gazette.

(2) The minimum electrical load mentioned in subsection (1)(a) is determined in accordance with a formula to be prescribed by the Minister by order in the Gazette.

(3) The developer of those building works must, before the relevant date mentioned in subsection (1), submit to the LTA for approval under this subsection —(a)

the developer’s proposals and plans for complying with the requirements imposed under that subsection; and

(b)

any prescribed information and document and any additional information or documents that the LTA may require in any particular case.

(4) The LTA must disapprove the proposals and plans if the LTA is not satisfied that the proposals and plans submitted under subsection (3) comply with the requirements under subsection (1).

(5) For the purpose of demonstrating that the works covered by the proposals and plans approved under subsection (3) have been completed, the developer of those building works must, before the relevant date for those works, give to the LTA —(a)

all information and documents that are prescribed; and

(b)

any other information or document required by the LTA in any particular case.

(6) The LTA may, after considering all information and documents submitted under subsection (5) in relation to any particular building works and conducting all necessary checks (including any inspection carried out by an authorised officer of the development where the building works are carried out) to ensure that subsection (1) has been complied with, issue a certificate to the developer of the building works certifying that subsection (1) has been complied with.

(7) The LTA may issue a remedial notice to the developer of the building works mentioned in subsection (1) requiring the developer —(a)

to take any step specified in the remedial notice as the LTA thinks fit to rectify any non‑compliance with subsection (1); and

(b)

to do so within the period specified in the remedial notice, or any extension of that period as the LTA may allow in any particular case.

(8) A developer who contravenes or fails to comply with a remedial notice shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $30,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine of $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

(9) The offence under subsection (8) is a strict liability offence.

(10) This section does not apply if the electrical infrastructure and charging points required under subsection (1)(a) and (b) are comprised within the development for which any building works are to be carried out.

(11) In this section —“electrical infrastructure” includes —(a)

the electrical switch room of the development, and the main electrical distribution board in the electrical switch room; and

(b)

the electrical substation of the development, and the electrical switchboards, switchgears, transformers and any other electrical and cabling equipment in the electrical substation;

“relevant date”, in relation to any building works, means a date prescribed by the Minister by order in the Gazette in relation to those building works.

—(1) Subject to subsection (10), the developer of any building works must, no later than the relevant date for those building works, install or cause to be installed —(a)

all electrical infrastructure necessary to supply a minimum electrical load for the purpose of charging electric vehicles in the parking places of the development; and

(b)

in the parking places of the development, a minimum number of charging points determined in accordance with a formula to be prescribed by the Minister by order in the Gazette.

(2) The minimum electrical load mentioned in subsection (1)(a) is determined in accordance with a formula to be prescribed by the Minister by order in the Gazette.

(3) The developer of those building works must, before the relevant date mentioned in subsection (1), submit to the LTA for approval under this subsection —(a)

the developer’s proposals and plans for complying with the requirements imposed under that subsection; and

(b)

any prescribed information and document and any additional information or documents that the LTA may require in any particular case.

(4) The LTA must disapprove the proposals and plans if the LTA is not satisfied that the proposals and plans submitted under subsection (3) comply with the requirements under subsection (1).

(5) For the purpose of demonstrating that the works covered by the proposals and plans approved under subsection (3) have been completed, the developer of those building works must, before the relevant date for those works, give to the LTA —(a)

all information and documents that are prescribed; and

(b)

any other information or document required by the LTA in any particular case.

(6) The LTA may, after considering all information and documents submitted under subsection (5) in relation to any particular building works and conducting all necessary checks (including any inspection carried out by an authorised officer of the development where the building works are carried out) to ensure that subsection (1) has been complied with, issue a certificate to the developer of the building works certifying that subsection (1) has been complied with.

(7) The LTA may issue a remedial notice to the developer of the building works mentioned in subsection (1) requiring the developer —(a)

to take any step specified in the remedial notice as the LTA thinks fit to rectify any non‑compliance with subsection (1); and

(b)

to do so within the period specified in the remedial notice, or any extension of that period as the LTA may allow in any particular case.

(8) A developer who contravenes or fails to comply with a remedial notice shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $30,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine of $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

(9) The offence under subsection (8) is a strict liability offence.

(10) This section does not apply if the electrical infrastructure and charging points required under subsection (1)(a) and (b) are comprised within the development for which any building works are to be carried out.

(11) In this section —“electrical infrastructure” includes —(a)

the electrical switch room of the development, and the main electrical distribution board in the electrical switch room; and

(b)

the electrical substation of the development, and the electrical switchboards, switchgears, transformers and any other electrical and cabling equipment in the electrical substation;

“relevant date”, in relation to any building works, means a date prescribed by the Minister by order in the Gazette in relation to those building works.