Singapore legislation
Clause 90
Clause 90
Privies
(1)
If a Health Officer is of opinion that any water-closets, privy, privies or additional water-closets, privy or privies are necessary to be attached to or provided for any house, building, place or land, the Director may by notice in writing require the owner or occupier thereof within fourteen days after notice to construct such water-closets, privy or privies as he thinks fit.
(2)
The Director may by notice in writing require any person employing workmen, labourers or other persons exceeding twenty in number in any one place to construct, within fourteen days from such notice such water-closets, privies and urinals as to the Director seems fit.
(3)
If any such notice is not complied with, the person to whom it is addressed shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars and to a further fine not exceeding twenty dollars for every day during which such notice is not complied with, and a Magistrate’s Court may, on the application of the Director, make a mandatory order, requiring such person to construct such water-closet or water-closets, privy or privies, latrine or latrines as the Court thinks fit.