Singapore legislation
Clause 62
Clause 62
Building in ruinous and dangerous state
Magistrate’s Court may make an order—
Where a Magistrate’s Court is satisfied on receiving a complaint from the Chief Building Surveyor and on taking such evidence, if any, as it thinks fit, that any building or anything affixed thereon is in a ruinous state, likely to fall or is in any way dangerous to the persons therein, such Court may make an order to prohibit such persons from remaining therein.Owner shall make reasonable allowance(2) Such order shall be served on every occupier of and every lodger in the building and within such period as is specified in the order after the service of the order, the order shall be obeyed by such occupier or lodger and he, his family and servants shall cease to remain in the building and on default he shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars a day during his disobedience to the order and the Court making the order shall upon application by the Chief Building Surveyor make a summary order for his ejectment and the same may be carried into effect by any police officer:Provided that the owner of the building shall make to every tenant whose tenancy has not been lawfully determined such reasonable allowance, if any, on account of his expenses in removing as the Court may allow or order and such allowance shall be recoverable in a summary way before such Court.(3) Where any building or any thing affixed thereon is in a ruinous state, likely to fall or is in any way dangerous to the neighbouring buildings or to persons therein or to passengers on the streets adjoining such building the Chief Building Surveyor shall immediately, if it appears to be necessary, cause a proper hoarding or fence to be put up for the protection of such neighbouring buildings and the persons therein and such passengers or take such other steps as appear to be necessary to render the building secure, and the expenses thereby incurred shall be paid by the owner of the building.Order to demolish(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1), (2) and (3) of this section where the Chief Building Surveyor is of opinion that immediate steps ought to be taken to prevent a building or anything affixed thereon, from falling down, he may so certify to a Magistrate’s Court, and a Magistrate’s Court, on receipt of such a certificate, shall make an order authorising the Chief Building Surveyor either to demolish the building or to take such other steps as appear to the Chief Building Surveyor to be necessary to render the building secure and the expenses thereby incurred shall be paid by the owner of the building.Order for ejectment(5) Where an order is made under the provisions of subsection (4) of this section in respect of any building which is occupied, the Court shall on the application of the Chief Building Surveyor make an order prohibiting the building from being used for human habitation and the provisions of subsection (14) of section 111 of this Ordinance shall apply as if such order were a closing order made under that section.
(1)
Where a Magistrate’s Court is satisfied on receiving a complaint from the Chief Building Surveyor and on taking such evidence, if any, as it thinks fit, that any building or anything affixed thereon is in a ruinous state, likely to fall or is in any way dangerous to the persons therein, such Court may make an order to prohibit such persons from remaining therein.
(2)
Such order shall be served on every occupier of and every lodger in the building and within such period as is specified in the order after the service of the order, the order shall be obeyed by such occupier or lodger and he, his family and servants shall cease to remain in the building and on default he shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars a day during his disobedience to the order and the Court making the order shall upon application by the Chief Building Surveyor make a summary order for his ejectment and the same may be carried into effect by any police officer:Provided that the owner of the building shall make to every tenant whose tenancy has not been lawfully determined such reasonable allowance, if any, on account of his expenses in removing as the Court may allow or order and such allowance shall be recoverable in a summary way before such Court.
(3)
Where any building or any thing affixed thereon is in a ruinous state, likely to fall or is in any way dangerous to the neighbouring buildings or to persons therein or to passengers on the streets adjoining such building the Chief Building Surveyor shall immediately, if it appears to be necessary, cause a proper hoarding or fence to be put up for the protection of such neighbouring buildings and the persons therein and such passengers or take such other steps as appear to be necessary to render the building secure, and the expenses thereby incurred shall be paid by the owner of the building.
(4)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1), (2) and (3) of this section where the Chief Building Surveyor is of opinion that immediate steps ought to be taken to prevent a building or anything affixed thereon, from falling down, he may so certify to a Magistrate’s Court, and a Magistrate’s Court, on receipt of such a certificate, shall make an order authorising the Chief Building Surveyor either to demolish the building or to take such other steps as appear to the Chief Building Surveyor to be necessary to render the building secure and the expenses thereby incurred shall be paid by the owner of the building.
(5)
Where an order is made under the provisions of subsection (4) of this section in respect of any building which is occupied, the Court shall on the application of the Chief Building Surveyor make an order prohibiting the building from being used for human habitation and the provisions of subsection (14) of section 111 of this Ordinance shall apply as if such order were a closing order made under that section.