Singapore legislation
Clause 17
Clause 17
Director may recover cost of new street
(1)
When the Director has made a new street, he may recover the cost of acquiring the land for, and of constructing, the said street from the owners of the premises fronting, adjoining or abutting upon such street, including any premises which do not front, adjoin or abut on the street or part thereof, but access to which is obtained through the new street by means of another street or backlane, and which in the opinion of the Director has benefited by the making of the new street.
(2)
Such cost shall be paid by the persons who are the owners when the work is completed according to the frontage of their respective premises in such proportions as are settled by the Director.
(3)
If the owner of any such premises is dissatisfied with such apportionment of costs, he may appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.
(4)
The Director may, if he thinks fit, decide that in settling the apportionment regard shall be had to the following considerations: —
the degree of benefit accruing to any premises by the making of the new street; and
the amount and value of any street works already executed by the owners or occupiers of any such premises.
(5)
The Director may, in any estimate of the expenses of street works include reasonable charges in respect of surveys and superintendence.
(6)
The Government may, if it thinks fit, pay the whole or any part of the expenses of the street works, and the payment of part of such expenses may be made in such a manner as wholly to relieve the owner of any particular premises to the exclusion of such other owners or to relieve him to a greater extent than other owners.
(7)
The provisions of section 157 of this Ordinance shall apply to any sum payable by the owners under this section.