Singapore legislation
Section 8
Section 8
Declaration of urban redevelopment areas
(1)
The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, by notification in the Gazette declare an area, with or without any building in the area, to be an urban redevelopment area for the purposes of this Act.
(2)
A declaration made under subsection (1) must contain the following particulars:
the town subdivision or mukim in which the area is situated;
the lot number of the area, its approximate area and all other particulars necessary for identifying it;
if a plan of the area has been made, the place and time where and when the plan may be inspected.
(3)
The declaration must state that such area may be acquired by the Government within 3 years from the date of the notification in the Gazette or within such extended period as the President may think fit.
(4)
Upon publication of the notification in the Gazette, such area is deemed to be an urban redevelopment area for the purposes of this Act.