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Fees revised under Buildings Ordinance

The Government is to increase a number of fees and charges under the Buildings Ordinance to offset higher operational costs.

A Government spokesman said the proposed increases of about 10 per cent would bring the fees, which were last revised in June last year, up to the current price levels.

The new fees, to be published under the Building (Oil Storage Installations) Regulations and Building (Administration) Regulations in the gazette on Friday (May 26), will come into effect on June 30.

Details of the fee increase are as follows:

Current

Proposed

Item

Fee ($)

Fee ($)

Fee payable for an oil storage

41.145

44,900

installation licence under

Building (Oil Storage Installation)

Regulation 6(3)

Fee payable for renewal of an oil

41.145

44,900

storage installation licence under

Building (Oil Storage Installation)

Regulation 7(2)

Fee payable for an examination under

5,230

5,710

Building (Administration)

Regulation 4(1)(c)

Fee payable for an additional

1.940

2,120

inspection upon completion of

building works or street works under Building (Administration) Regulation 39

Fee payable for a retest of drain under Building (Standards of Sanitary Fitments, Plumbing, Drainage Works and Latrines) Regulation 73(5)

740

810