Class I - shop

"shop" —

(a) means a building used for the carrying on of any trade or business where the primary purpose is the sale of goods or foodstuff by retail or the provision of services; and

(b) includes a building used as a furniture shop, department store, pawnshop, dispensary, medical clinic, dental clinic, beauty salon, ticket agency, travel agency, confectionery or take-away foodshop*,

but does not include —
(i) a building used for the carrying on of any trade or business where the primary purpose is the preparation of food for sale by distribution or catering and the food is for consumption away from the premises;

(ii) a building used for the primary purpose of storage or wholesale of goods or foodstuff;

(iii) a building used for the sale of coffins, sale of motor vehicles parts and accessories or repair and servicing of motor vehicles;

(iv) a building used as a petrol station, laundry shop, dry cleaner’s shop, funfair, market, nightclub, bar, pet shop, showroom, motor vehicle showroom, amusement centre, health centre, betting outlet or an office; or

(v) any part of an industrial retail building or a warehouse retail building used for business zone retail;”; and

* “take-away foodshop” –
means a building used for the carrying on of trade or business where the primary purpose is the sale by retail of food or drinks for consumption away from the premises only and without any provision for consumption of food or drinks within the premises, and may include ancillary food preparation area”.

(a) means a building used as a place of business and for conducting administrative work; and

(b) includes a bank,

but does not include a shop;

"commercial school" —

(a) means a building used for the purpose of teaching, training or imparting of knowledge or skill; and

(b) includes a tuition centre, language school, computer school, art school, music school, dance school, acting school, speech and drama school, child development centre or play school,

but does not include a primary school, secondary school, junior college, vocational and technical institution, polytechnic or university.

(a) means a building used for the carrying on of any trade or business where the primary purpose is the sale of foodstuff for consumption on the premises without performance of live music or live entertainment; and

(b) includes a coffee shop, eating house, snack bar, cafeteria or foodcourt,

but does not include a canteen, bar or pub.

(a) means a building used for physical exercise and fitness activities; and

(b) includes a building used as a fitness centre, gymnasium, massage establishment and spa.

"amusement centre" —

(a) means a building where jackpot machines, pin-ball machines, video game machines or any other similar game machines are provided for entertainment; and

(b) includes a video games arcade, computer gaming centre, billiard saloon or bowling alley.

(a) means a building used for the display and sale of new or used motor vehicles; and

(b) includes a building used as a car mart, car-trading office, motor vehicle rental office or motor vehicle trading office.

"theatre" means a building where live theatrical performances, including plays, operas and music are performed but does not include a building used as a nightclub or cinema.

(a) means an industrial building in which the processes carried on or the machinery installed are such as can be installed in any residential area without detriment to the amenity of the area by reason of noise, vibration, smell, fumes, smoke, soot, ash, dust or grit; and

(b) includes a building used for any industrial use which is classified as "light industry" by the Director of Environmental Pollution Control.

(a) means an industrial building other than a light industrial building or special industrial building; and

(b) includes a building used for any industrial use which is classified as "general industry" by the Director of Environmental Pollution Control.

(a) means an industrial building in which the processes carried on are dangerous or offensive; and

(b) includes a building used for any industrial use which is classified as "special industry" by the Director of Environmental Pollution Control.

"warehouse" means a building (excluding any land occupied therewith) where storage is the principal use and where no business is transacted other than incidentally to such storage.

(a) a building used solely for the reception, lodging and care of dying or terminally ill persons; or

(b) a hospital.

(a) a building that is licensed as a child care centre under section 4 of the Child Care Centres Act (Cap.37A);

(b) a building used as a centre at which 5 or more school-going children who are between the ages of 7 and 14 years are habitually received for the purposes of care and supervision before or after school hours; or

(c) a kindergarten registered as a kindergarten under section 23 of the Education Act (Cap.87).

(a) a building used for community-based activities; and

(b) includes an office of an association or a society, a community centre, community club, family service centre or resident’s committee centre,

but does not include a building used as a funeral parlour, welfare home, child care centre, a home for the aged or a home for the disabled.

(a) means a building used for sports and recreational activities; and

(b) includes a building used as a sports club, sports complex, recreation club, clubhouse, fitness centre or gymnasium.

(a) means a building used for the carrying on of any trade or business where the primary purpose is the sale of alcoholic drinks (with or without sale of foodstuff) for consumption on the premises with singing, dancing or performance of live music or live entertainment; and

(b) includes a building used as a karaoke lounge or discotheque.

means a building used for the sale of live animals or birds normally kept as domestic pets and includes a veterinary clinic or for domestic pet grooming service, but does not include a building or aquarium used for the sale of ornamental fish.