Singapore legislation
Section 16
Section 16
Power to require information about activities affecting national monument or proposed national monument
(1)
Where it appears to the Director or a Monument Inspector that there may have been a contravention of section 15(1) or (1A) in respect of any national monument or proposed national monument, the Director or Monument Inspector may serve a notice to that effect (called an information notice) on any person who —
is the owner or occupier of the national monument or proposed national monument;
has any other interest in the national monument or proposed national monument;
is carrying out any operation or activity on the national monument or proposed national monument; or
is using the national monument or proposed national monument for any purpose,and may by the information notice require that person to give information as to —
the operation or activity that has been or is being carried out on the national monument or proposed national monument; or
the purposes for which the national monument or proposed national monument has been or is being used.
(2)
In particular, the information notice may require the person on whom it is served —
to state whether or not the national monument or proposed national monument has been or is being used for any of the purposes specified in the notice, or whether or not any operation or activity specified in the notice has been or is being carried out on the national monument or proposed national monument;
to state when any such use, operation or activity began;
to give the name and address of any person whom he or she knows has used or is using the national monument or proposed national monument for any purpose, or has carried out or is carrying out any operation or activity on the national monument or proposed national monument;
to give any information he or she holds as to any written permission of the Board for any work or any reason for the written permission not being required for any work; and
to state the nature of his or her interest (if any) in the national monument or proposed national monument and the name and address of any other person known to him or her to have an interest in the national monument or proposed national monument.
(3)
Any requirement of an information notice must be complied with by giving the information in writing to the Director or a Monument Inspector or to any officer or employee of the Board that may be specified in the information notice.
(4)
The service of an information notice does not affect any other power exercisable by the Board, the Director or a Monument Inspector in respect of any breach of the provisions of this Act.