§ 65 — Minimum electrical load and charging points in parking place for electrical work

65.—(1) Subject to subsection (12), the owner of any development in respect of which electrical work is carried out must, within the period specified in subsection (4), 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 place 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) For the purpose of demonstrating that the electrical infrastructure and charging points mentioned in subsection (1) have been installed, the owner of the development must, within the period specified in subsection (4), 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.

(4) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (3), the specified period is 12 months, or such longer period as the LTA may approve in writing in any particular case, after the following date (whichever is applicable):(a)

the date on which the switchgear which controls the supply of electricity to the development is turned on by or on behalf of the owner of the development in accordance with the Electricity Act 2001;

(b)

the effective date on which the approved electrical load of the development is increased, as specified in a notice of approval issued by the market support services licensee concerned.

(5) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (3) read with subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —(a)

to a fine not exceeding $10,000; and

(b)

in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $250 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

(6) A person who —(a)

intentionally alters, suppresses or destroys any prescribed information or document mentioned in subsection (3); or

(b)

intentionally provides to the LTA any information that is false or misleading in a material particular,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(7) It is not a reasonable excuse for a person to fail to comply with subsection (3) read with subsection (4) on the ground that the disclosure of any prescribed information or document might tend to incriminate the person.

(8) The LTA may, after considering all information and documents submitted under subsection (3) and conducting all necessary checks (including any inspection carried out by an authorised officer of the development where the electrical work is carried out) to ensure that subsection (1) has been complied with, issue a certificate to the owner of the development certifying that subsection (1) has been complied with.

(9) The LTA may issue a remedial notice to the owner of the development mentioned in subsection (1) requiring the owner —(a)

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

(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.

(10) A person 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.

(11) The offence under subsection (10) is a strict liability offence.

(12) This section does not apply if —(a)

the requirements in Division 2 apply in relation to any development where building works are to be carried out together with the electrical work; or

(b)

the electrical infrastructure and charging points required under subsection (1)(a) and (b) are comprised within the development for which any electrical work is to be carried out.

(13) In this section —“common property”, “limited common property”, “lot” and “subdivided building” have the meanings given by section 2(1) of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act 2004;

“electrical infrastructure” has the meaning given by section 64(11);

“owner”, in relation to a development, means —(a)

in relation to any premises which are not subdivided — any person who is the registered proprietor of the fee simple, estate in perpetuity or leasehold estate of those premises in the land‑register under the Land Titles Act 1993;

(b)

in relation to any common property or any limited common property of any premises comprised in a strata title plan under the Land Titles (Strata) Act 1967 — the management corporation or subsidiary management corporation (as the case may be) having control of the common property or limited common property;

(c)

in relation to any subdivided building other than a subdivided building mentioned in paragraph (b), means —(i)

in relation to any subdivided building with common property or limited common property — (A)

every person who is a registered proprietor in the land‑register under the Land Titles Act 1993 of the fee simple, estate in perpetuity or leasehold estate of a lot in that building; or

(B)

in a case where a person is entrusted to receive any rent or charge for the maintenance and management of the common property or limited common property — that person; or

(ii)

in relation to a lot in any subdivided building with no common property — any person who is the registered proprietor in the land‑register under the Land Titles Act 1993 of the fee simple, estate in perpetuity or leasehold estate of that lot; and

(d)

in relation to any other development where paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) do not apply — the person for the time being receiving any rent or charge of the development, whether on the person’s own account or as agent or trustee or as receiver, or who would receive the same if the development were let to a tenant, and includes every person whose name is entered in the Valuation List prepared under section 10 of the Property Tax Act 1960 as owner of that development.

—(1) Subject to subsection (12), the owner of any development in respect of which electrical work is carried out must, within the period specified in subsection (4), 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 place 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) For the purpose of demonstrating that the electrical infrastructure and charging points mentioned in subsection (1) have been installed, the owner of the development must, within the period specified in subsection (4), 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.

(4) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (3), the specified period is 12 months, or such longer period as the LTA may approve in writing in any particular case, after the following date (whichever is applicable):(a)

the date on which the switchgear which controls the supply of electricity to the development is turned on by or on behalf of the owner of the development in accordance with the Electricity Act 2001;

(b)

the effective date on which the approved electrical load of the development is increased, as specified in a notice of approval issued by the market support services licensee concerned.

(5) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (3) read with subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —(a)

to a fine not exceeding $10,000; and

(b)

in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $250 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

(6) A person who —(a)

intentionally alters, suppresses or destroys any prescribed information or document mentioned in subsection (3); or

(b)

intentionally provides to the LTA any information that is false or misleading in a material particular,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(7) It is not a reasonable excuse for a person to fail to comply with subsection (3) read with subsection (4) on the ground that the disclosure of any prescribed information or document might tend to incriminate the person.

(8) The LTA may, after considering all information and documents submitted under subsection (3) and conducting all necessary checks (including any inspection carried out by an authorised officer of the development where the electrical work is carried out) to ensure that subsection (1) has been complied with, issue a certificate to the owner of the development certifying that subsection (1) has been complied with.

(9) The LTA may issue a remedial notice to the owner of the development mentioned in subsection (1) requiring the owner —(a)

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

(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.

(10) A person 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.

(11) The offence under subsection (10) is a strict liability offence.

(12) This section does not apply if —(a)

the requirements in Division 2 apply in relation to any development where building works are to be carried out together with the electrical work; or

(b)

the electrical infrastructure and charging points required under subsection (1)(a) and (b) are comprised within the development for which any electrical work is to be carried out.

(13) In this section —“common property”, “limited common property”, “lot” and “subdivided building” have the meanings given by section 2(1) of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act 2004;

“electrical infrastructure” has the meaning given by section 64(11);

“owner”, in relation to a development, means —(a)

in relation to any premises which are not subdivided — any person who is the registered proprietor of the fee simple, estate in perpetuity or leasehold estate of those premises in the land‑register under the Land Titles Act 1993;

(b)

in relation to any common property or any limited common property of any premises comprised in a strata title plan under the Land Titles (Strata) Act 1967 — the management corporation or subsidiary management corporation (as the case may be) having control of the common property or limited common property;

(c)

in relation to any subdivided building other than a subdivided building mentioned in paragraph (b), means —(i)

in relation to any subdivided building with common property or limited common property — (A)

every person who is a registered proprietor in the land‑register under the Land Titles Act 1993 of the fee simple, estate in perpetuity or leasehold estate of a lot in that building; or

(B)

in a case where a person is entrusted to receive any rent or charge for the maintenance and management of the common property or limited common property — that person; or

(ii)

in relation to a lot in any subdivided building with no common property — any person who is the registered proprietor in the land‑register under the Land Titles Act 1993 of the fee simple, estate in perpetuity or leasehold estate of that lot; and

(d)

in relation to any other development where paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) do not apply — the person for the time being receiving any rent or charge of the development, whether on the person’s own account or as agent or trustee or as receiver, or who would receive the same if the development were let to a tenant, and includes every person whose name is entered in the Valuation List prepared under section 10 of the Property Tax Act 1960 as owner of that development.