Amusement Rides Safety (Fire and Rescue Management System) Regulations 2011

No. S 344

Amusement Rides Safety Act 2011

(ACT 6 OF 2011)

Amusement Rides Safety
(Fire and Rescue Management System)
Regulations 2011

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 38 of the Amusement Rides Safety Act 2011, the Minister for National Development, after consultation with the Commissioner of Civil Defence, hereby makes the following Regulations:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Amusement Rides Safety (Fire and Rescue Management System) Regulations 2011 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2011.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“adverse incident” means any adverse incident occurring in respect of an amusement ride which necessitates the carrying out of any fire-fighting, rescue or evacuation work and any other related emergency action;

“approval” means the approval granted under section 36(3)(a) of the Act by the Commissioner of Civil Defence in respect of the design and plans of the fire and rescue management system of an amusement ride that is to be installed or is to undergo a major modification;

“company emergency response team” means a team of persons appointed to execute the emergency response plan for an amusement ride in the event of any adverse incident;

“competent person” means a person who is registered as —

(a)	an architect under the Architects Act (Cap. 12) and has in force a practising certificate issued under that Act; or
(b)	a professional engineer under the Professional Engineers Act (Cap. 253) and has in force a practising certificate issued under that Act;

“emergency response plan” means an operational plan prepared for an amusement ride setting out the procedures for the carrying out of any fire-fighting, rescue or evacuation work and any other related emergency action in the event of any adverse incident;

“fire and rescue coordinator”, in relation to an amusement ride, means the person who is appointed under regulation 11 to be the fire and rescue coordinator for the amusement ride;

“fire and rescue management works” means all works relating to the construction, installation or major modification of —

(a)	any part of an amusement ride; or
(b)	any apparatus or equipment (whether integrated as part of the amusement ride or otherwise),

which enables the amusement ride to comply with the fire safety requirements;

“fire safety requirements”, in relation to an amusement ride, means the fire safety requirements published by the Commissioner of Civil Defence which are applicable to the amusement ride under regulation 5;

“guidelines” means the most current version of the guidelines issued by the Commissioner of Civil Defence under regulation 6(1);

“operator”, in relation to an amusement ride, means (as is appropriate in the context of the provision in which that word appears) —

(a)	the person who holds an operating permit in respect of the amusement ride; or
(b)	the person who intends to make, or has made, an application for an operating permit in respect of the amusement ride;

“Singapore Civil Defence Force” means the Singapore Civil Defence Force raised and maintained under the Civil Defence Act (Cap. 42).

Fees

3.—(1) The fees payable to the Commissioner of Civil Defence under Part VI of the Act are specified in the Schedule.

(2) Any fee that has been paid to the Commissioner of Civil Defence under the Act or these Regulations shall not be refundable, whether in whole or in part.

Made this 20th day of June 2011.

DESMOND KUEK

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.

[ND 262/1-14 Vol.2; AG/LLRD/SL/6A/2011/2 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 74 of the Amusement Rides Safety Act 2011).

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