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The Building and Construction Authority invites comments on the proposed Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2007 which addresses amendments to the Building Control Act arising from recommendations of the Report of the Joint MND-MOM Review Committee on Construction Safety (which was published in May 2005).

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The Press Release dated 8 March 2007:-

The Building and Construction Authority invites you to comment on the proposed Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2007 which addresses amendments to the Building Control Act arising from recommendations of the Report of the Joint MND-MOM Review Committee on Construction Safety (which was published in May 2005) and the subsequent feedback from the industry, and our continual review of the building control system.

The essence of the proposals is grouped into 5 main areas:
a) approval of underground building works – see description in Annex A;
b) licensing of builders and specialist builders – see description in Annex B;
c) use of supervision teams to supervise structural works – see description in Annex C;
d) requirements on independence of project parties in building works – see description in Annex D;
e) other amendments to further refine the building control system – see description in Annex E.

The proposed Bill is posted on our website for download and is at:
http://www.bca.gov.sg/BuildingControlAct/amendment_bill.pdf.
This draft Bill is released only for the purpose of consultation and should therefore not be used for individual or business decisions as it does not represent the final legislation or regulations.

This circular is also posted on our website at: http://www.bca.gov.sg/.

As the Building and Construction Authority may publish the responses to this consultation, please specify that the response is to be treated as confidential if you do not wish it to be published.

Please return your response to this consultation as soon as possible, and in any event before Sat, 31 Mar 2007, either:

by post to:
Choong Teck Min
Building Engineering Division
Building and Construction Authority
#05-00 Tower Block MND Complex
5 Maxwell Road
Singapore 069110

or by e-mail to:
choong_teck_min@bca.gov.sg