Fees (Singapore Civil Defence Force) Order 2014

No. S 582

Fees Act

(CHAPTER 106)

Fees (Singapore Civil Defence Force)
Order 2014

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Fees Act, the Minister for Finance hereby makes the following Order:

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Fees (Singapore Civil Defence Force) Order 2014.

Fees

2.  The fees specified in the second column of the Schedule shall be payable to the Commissioner of Civil Defence in respect of the matters specified opposite in the first column.

Remission

3.  The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs may, in his discretion, remit wholly or in part any fee payable under this Order.

Revocation

4.  The Fees (Singapore Civil Defence Force) Order (O 30) is revoked.

THE SCHEDULE

	First column	Second column
1.  Testing of fire hydrant		$99 per hydrant
2.  Fire report		$170 per copy
3.  Fire investigation report
(a)  Category A fire		$2,435 per copy
(b)  Category B fire		$1,205 per copy
(c)  Category C fire		$545 per copy
4.  Ambulance report		$63 per copy
5.  Ambulance fee		$274 per journey
6.  For services rendered by the following Civil Defence Officers:
		Per hour or part thereof
(a)  Staff sergeant and below		$45
(b)  Warrant Officer (including Senior Warrant Officer)		$75
(c)  Lieutenant		$70
(d)  Captain		$80
(e)  Major		$120
(f)  Lieutenant Colonel		$150
(g)  Colonel and above		$230
(h)  Technical Support Officer (Grades I to III)		$80
(i)  Technical Support Officer (Grades IV to VIII)		$45
7.  Hiring of the following fire-fighting equipment:
(a)  Combined Platform Ladder (CPL) — 32 m		$104
(b)  Pumper		$53
(c)  Light Fire Attack Vehicle (LFAV)		$20
8.  Accreditation fees:
(a)  Provider of HAZMAT Transport Driver Permit Course
(i)  First-time accreditation
(A)  Application		$1,310
(B)  Accreditation for a period not exceeding 2 years		$1,980
(ii)  Renewal of accreditation
(A)  Application		$360
(B)  Accreditation for a period not exceeding 2 years		$1,100
(b)  Provider of Fire Safety Manager Course
(i)  First-time accreditation
(A)  Application		$1,795
(B)  Accreditation for a period not exceeding 2 years		$2,719
(ii)  Renewal of accreditation
(A)  Application		$772
(B)  Accreditation for a period not exceeding 2 years		$2,416

[S 406/2015 wef 01/07/2015]

     In this Schedule —

“Category A fire” means any of the following:

(a) a fire which involves substantial parts of 2 or more rooms in a building;

(b) a fire which is extinguished using more than 2 hose line jets each measuring at least 38 millimetres in diameter;

(c) a fire involving —

(i) any fatality;

(ii) any part of a building which is used by the Government or an organ of State or a statutory board;

(iii) any part of a building which is used by an embassy, a consular office or an international organisation;

(iv) any part of a building which is used by a religious establishment on the day of the fire; or

(v) any part of a building which is used by a political association on the day of the fire;

(d) a fire arising from any explosion;

(e) a fire resulting in burn injuries to more than 3 persons;

“Category B fire” means any of the following:

(a) a fire which involves a substantial part of only one room in a building;

(b) a fire which is extinguished using 2 hose line jets each measuring at least 38 millimetres in diameter;

(c) a fire resulting in burn injuries to 3 or fewer persons;

(d) a fire which involves 2 or more motor vehicles (excluding any motorcycle),

but excludes a Category A fire;

“Category C fire” means any fire which is not a Category A fire or a Category B fire;

“political association” has the same meaning as in the Political Donations Act (Cap. 236).

Made on 1 September 2014.

PETER ONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Finance,
Singapore.

[MF R030.004.0331.V17; AG/LLRD/SL/106/2010/6 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 3 of the Fees Act).