Section 30
Modification or waiver of requirements relating to fire safety
(1)
The Director may, on receipt of an application in relation to any particular fire safety works, modify or waive, subject to such conditions as he may impose, any of the requirements relating to fire safety in buildings or in relation to relevant pipelines as may be prescribed.
(2)
Every such application shall —
(a)
be made in writing to the Director by or on behalf of the owner of the building or the person for whom the relevant pipeline works are being carried out, as the case may be, to which the application relates;
(b)
state the nature and extent of and the reasons for the proposed modification or waiver of such requirements; and
(c)
be accompanied by such plans and other particulars as may be prescribed.
(3)
Where an application made under subsection (2) is refused, or is granted by the Director subject to such conditions as he may impose, the applicant may, if aggrieved by the decision of the Director, appeal in such form and manner as the Director may determine together with payment of the prescribed fees to the Minister within 28 days of the date of notification of the decision.
(4)
The decision of the Minister on such appeal shall be final.