Singapore legislation

Clause 134

of Local Government Integration Ordinance

Clause 134

Public parks, aquariums, and recreation or pleasure grounds, etc

The Chief Parks Officer shall, so far as the funds at his disposal will admit, lay out, construct, plant, improve, equip, maintain, supervise and control lands set apart or acquired for the purpose of being used as public parks, aquariums, walks, recreation or pleasure grounds, swimming pools or gardens and may —

(a)

erect thereon any pavilions, recreation rooms, outhouses or other buildings and charge for admission thereto;

(b)

provide entertainment thereon or therein;

(c)

set apart any part of such lands for the purpose of cricket, football or any other game or recreation and exclude the public from the part set apart while it is in actual use for that purpose;

(d)

provide any apparatus for games and recreations and charge for the use thereof;

(e)

place, or authorise any person to place, chairs or seats on such land and charge for, or authorise any person to charge for, the use of the chairs so provided;

(f)

provide and maintain refreshment rooms and restaurants on any such land and either manage them himself or, if he thinks fit, let them to any person on such conditions as he may think fit; and

(g)

plant trees and vegetation in or about any public street.