Singapore legislation
Clause 8
Clause 8
Approval to be obtained for operations likely to propagate disease-bearing insects
(1)
No person may undertake, execute or carry out any building, land development or other operations as appear likely to create conditions which may be favourable to the propagation or harbouring of disease-bearing insects unless the plans for such building, land development or other operations have been approved in writing by the Director, the Commissioner or a Medical Officer of Health who may, in granting such approval, impose such condition or conditions as he may deem necessary for the purposes of this Act.
(2)
Any person who undertakes, executes or carries out any building, land development or other operations in contravention of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section or who refuses, fails or neglects to comply with any condition imposed under the provisions of the said subsection shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.