Singapore legislation
Clause 63
Clause 63
Parking places
(1)
Where it appears to the Minister to be necessary to provide suitable parking places for vehicles, the Minister may provide such parking places in accordance with the provisions of this section and for that purpose may —
utilize any lands which may lawfully be acquired or appropriated for the purpose; or
by order authorize the use as a parking place of any part of a road:Provided that no such order shall authorize the use of any part of a road so as unreasonably to prevent access to any premises adjoining the road, or the use of the road by any person entitled to the use thereof, or so as to be a nuisance.
(2)
The Minister may take all such steps as may be necessary to adapt for the use as a parking place any land not being part of a road which he may utilize for that purpose under this section and may appoint with or without remuneration such officers and servants as may be necessary for the superintending of parking places.
(3)
The exercise by the Minister of his powers under this section with respect to the use as a parking place of any part of a road shall not render the Government subject to any liability in respect of loss or damage to any vehicle or the fittings or contents of any vehicle parked in such parking places.
(4)
The Minister may make rules as to the use of parking places and in particular as to the vehicles or class of vehicles which may be entitled to use any such parking place and as to the conditions upon, and the times at which, any such parking place may be used. All such rules shall be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation on such publication or on such later date as may be prescribed therein and a copy of any such rules shall be exhibited on or near any parking place to which the rules relate.
(5)
The Minister may by order prescribe charges to be paid in connection with the use of any parking place. An order made under this subsection shall be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation on such publication or at such later date as may be prescribed therein and a copy of every such order shall be exhibited on or near any parking place to which the order relates.
(6)
While any vehicle is within a parking place which has not also been appointed a public stand under the provisions of section 279 of the Municipal Ordinance or of this Ordinance (Cap. 133, (1936 Edition)), it shall not be lawful for the driver or conductor of the vehicle or for any person employed in connection therewith to ply for hire or to accept passengers for hire and any person who acts in contravention of this provision shall be guilty of an offence under this Ordinance.
(7)
If any person contravenes or fails to comply with any rules made under this section, he shall be guilty of an offence under this Ordinance and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
(8)
Any rule or order made under this section may be varied or revoked by any subsequent rule or order made in like manner.
(9)
When the Minister authorizes the use as a parking place of any part of a road, he shall cause such parking place to be indicated by means of traffic signs. In this section the expression “traffic signs” has the meaning given to it by section 67 of this Ordinance. [64]