Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Licensing of Housing Developers
9. Housing development to be carried out only by licensed housing developers
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
No housing development shall be carried out or undertaken in
housing development
“housing development” means — (a) the development or construction or the causing to construct in any manner of more than four units of housing accommodation, and includes carrying on of any building operations for the purpose of erecting housing accommodation in, on, over or under any land; or (b) the sale of more than four units of housing lots by the landowner or his nominee with the view of constructing more than Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) four units of housing accommodation by the landowner or such nominee;
Brunei Darussalam except by a licensed housing developer.
licensed housing developer
“licensed housing developer” means a housing developer holding a licence granted under this Act;
A housing developer desiring to carry out or undertake housing development in Brunei Darussalam shall apply to the Board in the prescribed form for a licence and shall supply such documents and audited accounts as may be required by the Board.
housing developer
“housing developer” means any person who engages in housing development;
Upon receiving an application under subsection (2), the Board may, subject to section 10, grant a licence with conditions or without conditions.
Board
“Board” means the Board of Housing Developers established by section 3(1);
The Board may at any time vary or revoke any conditions of a licence or impose conditions or additional conditions, but —
the Board shall, prior to such action, notify its intention to do so to the licensed housing developer and give him an opportunity to
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submit reasons or an explanation in writing why such conditions should not be so varied or revoked;
any variation or revocation of the conditions, or any additional conditions imposed under this subsection, shall not have retrospective effect.
Where a licence is subject to conditions, the housing developer shall comply with such conditions.
Any housing developer aggrieved by a decision of the Board under subsection (3) or (4) may, within 14 days after having been notified of the decision, appeal to the Minister whose decision is final.
Any housing developer who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or both.
Any licensed housing developer who fails to comply with any condition of his licence is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.
Terms defined in s 2
Board
Defined · s 2“Board” means the Board of Housing Developers established by section 3(1);
housing developer
Defined · s 2“housing developer” means any person who engages in housing development;
housing development
Defined · s 2“housing development” means — (a) the development or construction or the causing to construct in any manner of more than four units of housing accommodation, and includes carrying on of any building operations for the purpose of erecting housing accommodation in, on, over or under any land; or (b) the sale of more than four units of housing lots by the landowner or his nominee with the view of constructing more than Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) four units of housing accommodation by the landowner or such nominee;
licensed housing developer
Defined · s 2“licensed housing developer” means a housing developer holding a licence granted under this Act;
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