Singapore legislation
Section 9
Section 9
Duty of owner and occupier to keep clean private streets, etc., abutting on their premises
(1)
The owner and the occupier or the owners and the occupiers of any premises abutting upon any private street to which they have access or the right of access from such premises shall cause such portion of the street as fronts, adjoins or abuts on their premises and up to the centre thereof, including the footways, to be properly swept and cleansed and watered so far as is reasonably practicable and the dust, dirt, ashes, rubbish and filth of every sort found thereon to be collected and removed.
(2)
The owner and the occupier or the owners and the occupiers of any premises shall cause the immediate vicinity of such premises, including the footways and backyards abutting thereon, and the airwells, courtyards and quadrangles thereof to be kept clean and free of garbage, refuse, litter or other matter or any accumulation of water.
(3)
The Commissioner may by notice in writing require any person upon whom any duty is cast under subsection (1) or (2) to sweep and cleanse and water such street and to collect and remove the dust, dirt, ashes, rubbish and filth found thereon at such time or times as are stated in the notice.
(4)
Any person to whom such notice is given who fails or neglects to comply with it shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction, without further notice, to a fine not exceeding $50 for every day during which such non-compliance continues, and the Commissioner may himself, without prejudice to any proceedings under this subsection and whether before or after the commencement or conclusion of the proceedings, cause the work to be done and the owner shall pay to the Government the costs and expenses thereof in the manner provided under section 121.
(5)
The Commissioner may contract with any owner or occupier as aforesaid for sweeping and cleaning such street and for collecting and removing the dust, dirt, ashes, rubbish and filth for any period the Commissioner thinks fit.
(6)
The amount due by the contracting persons to the Government shall be recoverable in the manner provided under section 121.[10