Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill

—(1) This Act is the Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026 and, except for sections 7 and 8, comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.(2) Section 8 is deemed to have come into operation on 1 January 2026.(3) Section 7 comes into operation on 1 May 2026.

This Act is the Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026 and, except for sections 7 and 8, comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.

Section 8 is deemed to have come into operation on 1 January 2026.

Section 7 comes into operation on 1 May 2026.

AMENDMENTS RELATING TO FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF CERTAIN PUBLIC AUTHORITIES

In the Building and Construction Authority Act 1999 —(a)in section 2, after the definition of “Deputy Chairperson”, insert —“ “HDB” means the Housing and Development Board established under section 3 of the Housing and Development Act 1959;”;(b)in section 2, in the definition of “member”, replace the full‑stop at the end with a semi‑colon;(c)in section 2, after the definition of “member”, insert —“ “private residential estate” means any area in Singapore that comprises exclusively or primarily residential property, and excludes —(a)any housing estate of the HDB; or(b)common property or open space vested in or under the care, control or management of the HDB or a Town Council; “public agency” means —(a)any ministry or department of the Government or Organ of State; or(b)any body established or constituted by or under a public Act to perform or discharge a public function, excluding a Town Council; “residential property” means any house, building or other premises or any part thereof which is permitted to be used pursuant to the Planning Act 1998 or any other written law as a dwelling house or which is lawfully so used, and excludes any hotel, serviced apartment, boarding house, lodging house, hostel or dormitory;“Town Council” means a Town Council established under section 4 of the Town Councils Act 1988.”;(d)in section 8(1)(l), delete “and” at the end; and(e)in section 8(1), after paragraph (l), insert —“(la)to act as an agent of the Government in the management, implementation and administration of programmes established and funded by the Government for the upgrading of public spaces, infrastructure and facilities in private residential estates to improve the quality of life of the residents of those estates, including carrying out site assessments, consultations with the residents and coordination work with other public agencies;(lb)to act as an agent of the Government in the management, implementation and administration of programmes to facilitate the installation of fixtures that enhance mobility and safety in residential properties in private residential estates, including —(i)administering the provision of financial support to eligible persons under such programmes; and(ii)identifying suitable persons to supply and install such fixtures for eligible persons under such programmes;(lc)to act as an agent of the Government in the maintenance of structures (other than any coastal protection measures within the meaning given by section 2B(1) of the Sewerage and Drainage Act 1999) belonging to the Government and erected on any part of the foreshore that is State land, as directed by the Minister;(ld)to provide administrative support services to —(i)the Professional Engineers Board in the performance of its functions under the Professional Engineers Act 1991; and(ii)a Strata Titles Board in the performance of its functions under the Building (Strata Management) Act 2004 and the Land Titles (Strata) Act 1967; and”.

In the Urban Redevelopment Authority Act 1989, in section 6 —(a)replace paragraph (i) with —“(i)to undertake and coordinate the planning of transport, utilities and other infrastructure in Singapore;(ia)to inform and advise the Government on matters relating to —(i)land planning and the development of land in Singapore; and(ii)the planning of transport, utilities and other infrastructure, and the planning and implementation of projects to provide and upgrade such infrastructure, in Singapore;”; and(b)after paragraph (l), insert —“(la)to provide administrative support services to —(i)the Board of Architects in the performance of its functions under the Architects Act 1991;(ii)the Controller of Housing in relation to the administration of the Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Act 1965 and the Sale of Commercial Properties Act 1979; and(iii)the Street and Building Names Board in the performance of its functions and duties under Part 6 of the Property Tax Act 1960;”.