Singapore legislation
Clause 7
Clause 7
Power to enter upon lands
(1)
Any person specifically authorised in writing by the Board after giving not less than fourteen days’ notice in writing to the occupier of his intention so to do and on production of his authority if so required, by or on behalf of the occupier, may enter for the purposes of investigation at all reasonble times upon any land which the Board may have reason to believe contains any monument and may make excavations on the land for the purpose of examination:Provided that —
no person shall under any power conferred by this subsection enter any dwelling-house or any building, park, garden, pleasure ground or other land used for the amenity or convenience of a dwelling-house except with the consent of the occupier; and
no excavation shall be made under the power conferred by this subsection except with the consent of every person whose consent to making of the excavation would, apart from this subsection, be required.
(2)
If any person wilfully obstructs or hinders any person in the exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1) of this section, he shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars.