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Building Control Act 1989 s 22AA

Building Control Act 1989 s 22AA

s 22AA Duty to retrofit fixed installation

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]

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