Singapore legislation
Section 9
Section 9
Effect of preservation order
(1)
Where a preservation order is in force, the monument to which the order relates shall not without the written consent of the Board (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) be demolished, removed, altered or renovated or have any addition made except in case of urgent and immediate necessity for the safety of persons or property.
(2)
A preservation order shall bind all subsequent owners and occupiers of the land which is the site of the monument and shall operate as if it were a charge on land, whether that land is registered or unregistered land. The preservation order shall —
if it affects registered land, be regarded as a statutory obligation under section 38(1)(c) of the Land Titles Act [Cap. 157]; and (b)if it affects unregistered land, be regarded as if it were a charge under the Registration of Deeds Act [Cap. 269] and, upon registration of a memorandum of the charge, created by the preservation order, the charge shall, notwithstanding the provisions of that Act, have priority over all other instruments (including charges and other encumbrances) affecting that land.
(3)
Any person who attempts to transfer, assign, demise or otherwise deal with any monument or who demolishes, removes, alters, renovates or adds to the monument without the consent of the Board shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.