O.O.No.18/2021, Uniform Adoption of the Term SIPCOT Industrial Park
SIPCOT Office Order O.O.No.18/2021, dated 10 March 2021 and issued by the Managing Director, adopts “SIPCOT Industrial Park” as the common term for SIPCOT industrial parks, complexes and growth centres in allotment orders and lease deeds. The office order, which refers to the Industries (MIB.1) Department and an earlier SIPCOT office order, took effect immediately and is intended to remove ambiguity when government departments consider concessions described as applying to an “Industrial Park.”
What the office order does
SIPCOT Office Order O.O.No.18/2021, dated 10 March 2021, requires uniform use of the term “SIPCOT Industrial Park” in allotment orders and lease deeds. It was issued by the Managing Director and took effect immediately.
The decision follows a lease deed modification approved by the Board of SIPCOT at its meeting held on 24 September 2020. The office order also refers to Government Order Ms.No.177 of the Industries (MIB.1) Department, dated 8 October 2013, and Office Order 44/2020, dated 7 October 2020.
Areas covered by the common term
The modified lease deed defines an industrial park, industrial complex or growth centre as an area developed mainly for manufacturing industries, service sector industries, or both. Such an area has basic infrastructure and support services that may include:
- Roads.
- Water storage and distribution infrastructure.
- Storm water drainage.
- Street lights.
- Other required facilities or support services.
Where a lease deed uses the words “Industrial Park,” the expression also includes industrial complexes, industrial growth centres, Special Economic Zones, Information Technology parks and industrial development areas, depending on the case.
Why the terminology was changed
SIPCOT Office Order O.O.No.18/2021 states that the different names refer to the same category under the lease deed. However, the Registration Department and other government departments had sought clarification before extending concessions applicable to SIPCOT industrial complexes and growth centres in southern districts because the relevant government order used the term “Industrial Park.”
The common name was therefore adopted to avoid ambiguity and create uniform terminology. The document does not announce a new concession or set out eligibility conditions. It addresses how SIPCOT locations are named in allotment orders and lease deeds.
Who may be affected
SIPCOT allottees, lessees and professionals handling allotment orders, lease deeds or registration matters may encounter the uniform term “SIPCOT Industrial Park.” Government departments reviewing whether a SIPCOT location falls within terminology used for concessions may also rely on the common naming approach.
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Common questions
Does “SIPCOT Industrial Park” include an industrial growth centre?
Yes. SIPCOT Office Order O.O.No.18/2021 adopts “Industrial Park” as the common term for industrial parks, industrial complexes and industrial growth centres.
Does the term also cover Special Economic Zones and Information Technology parks?
Yes. Under the lease deed definition quoted in the office order, “Industrial Park” also means Special Economic Zones, Information Technology parks and industrial development areas, depending on the case.
Why did SIPCOT introduce a common name?
The Registration Department and other government departments were seeking clarification because a government order used “Industrial Park,” while some SIPCOT sites were called industrial complexes or growth centres. The common term is intended to remove that ambiguity.
Does the office order create a new concession for SIPCOT land?
The document does not create or describe a new concession. It standardises terminology used for SIPCOT locations so that existing references to “Industrial Park” are not treated as excluding industrial complexes or growth centres.
