Singapore legislation
Section 5A
Section 5A
Power to require maintenance, etc., of parking place
(1)
Where, in the opinion of the Superintendent, any private parking place for the parking of bicycles, power-assisted bicycles or personal mobility devices on any land or premises —
has not been kept or maintained in a state of good and serviceable repair or in a proper and clean condition;
has been discontinued without the permission of the Superintendent; or
has been altered (whether by repair or otherwise) so as to render the parking place to be non‑compliant with any rules made under section 22,the Superintendent may, by notice, require the owner or the occupier of the land or premises to carry out such repairs, work or alteration to the parking place, or to reinstate the parking place (as the case may be) as the Superintendent thinks fit to be carried out.
(2)
A notice under subsection (1) must specify —
the manner in which the repairs, work, alteration or reinstatement specified in the notice is to be carried out;
the time within which the repairs, work, alteration or reinstatement must be completed; and
that the repairs, work, alteration or reinstatement must be carried out with due diligence to the satisfaction of the Superintendent.
(3)
If a notice under subsection (1) is not complied with to his or her satisfaction, the Superintendent may —
carry out or cause to be carried out all or any of the repairs, work, alteration or reinstatement specified in that notice; and
recover all expenses reasonably incurred by the Superintendent in the exercise of the Superintendent’s powers under this section from the person in default.
(4)
Without affecting the right of the Superintendent to exercise the powers under subsection (3), if any person on whom a notice under subsection (1) is served, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the requirements of that notice, that person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.