s 7A Tests of and in connection with building works
7A.—(1) Subject to subsection (3), the qualified person appointed to supervise the carrying out of any building works must carry out or cause to be carried out any tests of or in connection with the building works that may be prescribed in the building regulations or required by the Commissioner of Building Control.[47/2007] (2) Any tests prescribed, or required to be carried out, under subsection (1) must be carried out in the manner and at the places and times that may be prescribed in the building regulations.[47/2007] (3) The Commissioner of Building Control may, on an application in relation to any particular building works, give a direction waiving the operation of subsection (1) in relation to those building works if the Commissioner of Building Control is satisfied that the operation of that subsection in relation to that particular case would be unreasonable.[47/2007] (4) An application under subsection (3) must be accompanied by any particulars that may be prescribed in the building regulations.[47/2007] (5) If a qualified person fails to comply with subsection (1), the Commissioner of Building Control may, by written order served on the qualified person, every site supervisor, and the builder and specialist builder (if any) of the building works (being licensed under Part 5A) and the developer, require the building works to cease until the order is withdrawn.[47/2007] [Act 12 of 2020 wef 15/06/2024] [Act 15 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026] (6) Without affecting the right of the Commissioner of Building Control to exercise his or her power under subsection (5), any qualified person who fails to comply with any requirement under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —(a) to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; and (b) in respect of a continuing contravention, to an additional fine not exceeding $1,000 for each day or part of a day the qualified person fails to comply with the requirement, and if the failure to comply continues after the conviction, the qualified person shall be guilty of a further offence and shall be liable on conviction of this further offence to a further fine not exceeding $2,000 for every day or part of a day during which the failure to comply continues after conviction. [47/2007] (7) If any person on whom an order made under subsection (5) is served fails to comply with the order, the person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —(a) to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; and (b) in respect of a continuing contravention, to an additional fine not exceeding $500 for each day or part of a day the person fails to comply with the requirement, and if the failure to comply continues after the conviction, the person shall be guilty of a further offence and shall be liable on conviction of this further offence to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the failure to comply continues after conviction. [47/2007]