Singapore legislation
Section 64
Section 64
Official management of Town Councils
(1)
If the Minister is satisfied —
that a Town Council has failed to keep or maintain any part of the common property of any residential or commercial property in the housing estates of the Board within the Town of the Town Council in a state of good and serviceable repair and in a proper and clean condition; or
that any duty of a Town Council must be carried out urgently in order to remove any danger to the health or safety of residents of the housing estates of the Board within the Town of the Town Council, and that the Town Council refuses or is unable to carry out that duty,and the Minister is of the opinion that it is inappropriate for the Town Council to continue without official management, the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, place the Town Council under official management.
(2)
Before placing a Town Council under official management, the Minister must give at least 7 days’ notice in writing to the chairperson of the Town Council concerned —
stating that the Minister intends to place the Town Council under official management; and
specifying the time (not more than 7 days after the date the notice is served on the Town Council) within which written representations may be made to the Minister by or on behalf of the Town Council with respect to the proposed official management.
(3)
When the Minister places a Town Council under official management, all members of the Town Council are suspended from office unless the Minister indicates otherwise, and the Minister must appoint a suitable person to manage the affairs, business and property of the Town Council (called in this Part an official manager).
(4)
Any decision of the Minister under subsection (1) is final.
(5)
An official manager ceases to manage the affairs, business and property of the Town Council when the Minister is satisfied that the reasons for the official manager’s appointment have ceased to exist or the appointment is earlier revoked by the Minister.
(6)
Where by reason of subsection (5), an official manager ceases to manage the affairs, business and property of a Town Council, the Minister must without delay cause to be published a notice to that effect —
in the Gazette; and
in such other manner as will secure adequate publicity for that ceasing.[43G