Singapore legislation
Section 21
of Planning Act
Section 21
Attachment
(1)
The attachment mentioned in section 20(1)(a) may be made by a person appointed for the purpose by the competent authority and that person shall publicly notify the attachment in the prescribed manner and shall take an inventory of the property attached.
(2)
That person shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code [Cap. 224].
(3)
For the purpose of effecting the attachment, that person may break into in the day time any house or building. [16