Singapore legislation

Section 29

of Town Councils Act 1988

Section 29

Interpretation of this Part

Amended by23/2005

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“improvement contribution” means the costs in respect of lift upgrading works recoverable by a Town Council from the owner of a flat or a Town Council under section 32;“lift upgrading works” means any building operations, demolition or installation works necessary or ancillary to installing any lift or additional lift in a building or part thereof;“precinct” means any housing estate of the Board or any part thereof within a Town that the Minister declares under section 30 to be a precinct for the purposes of this Part;“transfer” means a conveyance, sale, purchase, assignment, legal or equitable mortgage, charge, surrender or disposal in any manner of any estate or interest in a flat and includes a discharge of a mortgage, a reconveyance or the devolution of the rights of a deceased owner of a flat to another person;“voting value” means the prescribed value of the vote of an owner of a flat at any poll under this Part.[24A

Definition

“improvement contribution” means the costs in respect of lift upgrading works recoverable by a Town Council from the owner of a flat or a Town Council under section 32;

Definition

“lift upgrading works” means any building operations, demolition or installation works necessary or ancillary to installing any lift or additional lift in a building or part thereof;

Definition

“precinct” means any housing estate of the Board or any part thereof within a Town that the Minister declares under section 30 to be a precinct for the purposes of this Part;

Definition

“transfer” means a conveyance, sale, purchase, assignment, legal or equitable mortgage, charge, surrender or disposal in any manner of any estate or interest in a flat and includes a discharge of a mortgage, a reconveyance or the devolution of the rights of a deceased owner of a flat to another person;

Definition

“voting value” means the prescribed value of the vote of an owner of a flat at any poll under this Part.[24A

Amended by23/2005