s 19A Developer must appoint qualified person to supervise development or works
19A.—(1) Unless otherwise prescribed, a developer carrying out —(a) any development of any land must, before the development starts, appoint an architect or engineer to carry out the duties under section 24B; or (b) any works within a conservation area must, before the works start, appoint an architect to carry out the duties under section 24B.[7/2017] (2) Where any qualified person appointed under subsection (1) becomes unwilling to act or unable, whether by reason of the termination of the qualified person’s appointment or for any other reason, to carry out the qualified person’s duties under this Act, the developer must —(a) without delay appoint another qualified person in accordance with subsection (1); and (b) within 7 days after the appointment under paragraph (a), notify the competent authority of that appointment.[7/2017] (3) Any developer who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any requirement in subsection (1)(a) or (b) or (2) 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 respect of a continuing contravention, to an additional fine not exceeding $1,000 for each day or part of a day the developer fails to comply with the requirement, and if the failure continues after the conviction, the developer 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. [7/2017]