Singapore legislation

Section 6

Powers of Board

(1)

The Board shall have power to do all lawful acts necessary in order to further its objects and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may —

(a)

make periodic inspections of monuments, advise on, supervise, control and effect alterations, repairs, renovations or construction of any kind thereto whether by the Board itself or by the owner or occupier thereof, to ensure the better preservation thereof;

(b)

receive donations, grants, gifts of movable or immovable property from any source and raise funds by all lawful means;

(c)

contribute by grant or loan towards the expenses incurred or to be incurred in the repair and maintenance of a monument to ensure its proper preservation;

(d)

acquire compulsorily or by agreement, whether by purchase, lease or otherwise any land, site or monument appearing to the Board to be of outstanding historic, traditional, archaeological, architectural or artistic interest;

(e)

dispose of any lands, sites and monuments acquired by the Board as and when it considers fit to do so;

(f)

appoint committees consisting of persons who may or may not be members of the Board and delegate to those committees such of its powers and functions as the Board may determine; and

(g)

regulate and control public access to monuments and charge fees for such access.

(2)

The Board may appoint such officers and employees as may be necessary to assist it in carrying out its functions and all officers and employees of the Board so appointed shall be under the administrative control of the Board and shall be appointed on such terms and conditions as the Board may determine.

(3)

All members, officers and employees of the Board shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code [Cap. 224].

(4)

The Board may delegate to any of its members, officers or employees such of its powers and functions as it may consider fit.

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