Singapore legislation
Section 8
Section 8
Occupation of land within nature reserve
(1)
The Board shall not sell, lease or otherwise dispose of or permit the occupation of any part of a nature reserve but shall have full power to control, develop and administer each reserve and in particular to arrange for —
the construction and maintenance of roads, paths, dams, pools and reservoirs;
the construction and maintenance of hotels, rest-houses, kiosks and any public amenity considered to be necessary;
the provision of accommodation of any kind required for the Board’s staff or for the development and control of the nature reserve; and
the equipment of the nature reserve with seats, vantage points and works of public utility and to carry out any other work which the Board may consider desirable in the interests of the development and preservation of the nature reserve.
(2)
If any part of a nature reserve is a part of the Public Utilities Board catchment area, officers of that Board have ipso facto the right to enter at all times upon that part of the catchment area and to do any acts which they may be permitted by law to do.[7