Singapore legislation
Schedule “FIRST SCHEDULE
Schedule “FIRST SCHEDULE
By-laws
Sections 31(2), (3) and (4) and 40(e).By-lawsChairman, secretary and treasurer of management corporation
1. The chairman, secretary and treasurer of the council shall also be respectively the chairman, secretary and treasurer of the management corporation.Council may employ agents and servants
2. A council may employ for and on behalf of the management corporation such agents and servants as it thinks fit in connection with the exercise and performance of the powers, duties and functions of the management corporation.Notice-board
3. A council shall cause a notice-board to be affixed to some part of the common property.Powers and duties of secretary of management corporation4.—
The powers and duties of a secretary of a management corporation shall include —
the preparation and distribution of minutes of meetings of the management corporation;
the giving on behalf of the management corporation of the notices required to be given under this Act;
the maintenance of the strata roll;
the supply of information on behalf of the management corporation in accordance with section 44(1)(a) and (b);
the answering of communications addressed to the management corporation; and
the calling of nominations of candidates for election as members of the council.(2) The secretary of a management corporation shall, within 28 days of a general meeting convened by the management corporation, file with the Commissioner certified true copies of —
the audited accounts of the corporation which has been presented to the general meeting, if any;
the resolutions passed at the general meeting; and
the minutes of the general meeting.Powers and duties of treasurer of management corporation
5. The powers and duties of a treasurer of a management corporation shall include —
the notifying of subsidiary proprietors of any contributions levied pursuant to this Act;
the receipt, acknowledgment and banking of and the accounting for any money paid to the management corporation;
the preparation of any certificate applied for under section 44(1)(c); and
the keeping of the books of account referred to in section 38(1)(j) and the preparation of the statement of accounts referred to in section 38(1)(k).Duty to furnish information
6. Any member of the council shall furnish the Commissioner or any person authorised by him to act on his behalf such information as the member possesses which the Commissioner or any such duly authorised person considers necessary for the purposes of discharging the functions of the Commissioner under this Act or the Buildings and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act, 1973 (Act 23 of 1973).Noise
7. A subsidiary proprietor or occupier of a lot shall not upon the parcel create any noise likely to interfere with the peaceful enjoyment of the subsidiary proprietor or occupier of another lot or of any person lawfully using the common property.Vehicles
8. A subsidiary proprietor or occupier of a lot shall not park or leave any motor vehicle or other vehicle upon the common property except with the approval of the management corporation.Obstruction of common property
9. A subsidiary proprietor or occupier of a lot shall not obstruct the lawful use of the common property by any person.Damage to lawns, etc., on common property
10. A subsidiary proprietor or occupier of a lot shall not —
damage any lawn, garden, trees, shrub, plant or flower being part of or situated upon the common property; or
use for his own purposes as a garden any portion of the common property.Damage to common property
11. A subsidiary proprietor or occupier of a lot shall not mark, paint, drive nails or screws or the like into, or otherwise damage or deface, any structure that forms part of the common property without the approval in writing of the management corporation, but this by-law shall not prevent a subsidiary proprietor or person authorised by him from installing —
any locking or other safety device for the protection of his lot against intruders; or
any screen or other device to prevent entry of animals or insects upon his lot.Permission to carry out alterations
12. A subsidiary proprietor or occupier shall not make any alteration to the windows in any structure that forms part of the common property without having obtained the approval in writing of the management corporation.Balconies
13. A subsidiary proprietor or occupier of a lot shall not make any alterations or additions to any balcony of his lot without the written approval of the management corporation.Behaviour of subsidiary proprietors and occupiers
14. A subsidiary proprietor or occupier of a lot when upon the common property shall be adequately clothed and shall not use language or behave in a manner likely to cause offence or embarrassment to the subsidiary proprietor or occupier of another lot or to any person lawfully using the common property.Children playing on common property in building
15. A subsidiary proprietor or occupier of a lot shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that any child of whom he has control when playing upon the common property shall not —
cause any damage to the common property; and
create any noise likely to interfere with the peaceful enjoyment of the subsidiary proprietor or occupier of another lot.Behaviour of invitees
16. A subsidiary proprietor or occupier of a lot shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that his invitees do not behave in a manner likely to interfere with the peaceful enjoyment of the subsidiary proprietor or occupier of another lot or of any person lawfully using the common property.Depositing rubbish, etc., on common property
17. A subsidiary proprietor or occupier of a lot shall not deposit or throw upon the common property any rubbish, dirt, dust or other material likely to interfere with the peaceful enjoyment of the subsidiary proprietor or occupier of another lot or of any person lawfully using the common property.Drying of laundry items
18. A subsidiary proprietor or occupier of a lot shall not, except with the consent in writing of the management corporation, hang any washing, towel, bedding, clothing or other article on any part of the parcel in such a way as to be visible from outside the subdivided building other than on any lines provided for the purpose and there only for a reasonable period.Cleaning windows, etc.
19. A subsidiary proprietor or occupier of a lot shall keep clean all glass in windows and all doors on the boundary of his lot, including so much thereof as is part of the common property.Floor coverings
20. A subsidiary proprietor or occupier of a lot who carries out any pounding of chillies or other substances for cooking purposes shall ensure that the part of the floor on which the activity is carried out is covered to an extent sufficient to prevent the transmission therefrom of noise likely to disturb the peaceful enjoyment of the subsidiary proprietor or occupier of another lot.Storage of flammable liquids, etc.21.—
A subsidiary proprietor or occupier of a lot shall not, except with the approval in writing of the management corporation, use or store upon his lot or upon the common property any flammable chemical, liquid, or gas or other flammable material, other than chemicals, liquids, gases or other material used or intended to be used for domestic purposes, or any such chemical, liquid, gas or other material in a fuel tank of a motor vehicle or internal combustion engine.(2) This by-law shall not apply to any lot where the subsidiary proprietor or occupier thereof has obtained a licence issued under section 14 of the Building Control Act, 1973 (Act 59 of 1973), authorising the use of a lot for a trade or other purpose specified in that section.Refuse disposal22.—
A subsidiary proprietor or occupier of a lot in a multi-storeyed subdivided building provided with chutes for the disposal of refuse shall —
ensure that before any refuse is thrown into the chutes it is securely wrapped in plastic bags or other similar materials; and
not dispose of any large objects into the chutes which may obstruct the free fall of refuse in the chutes.(2) A subsidiary proprietor or occupier of a lot which is not provided with any chute for the disposal of refuse —
shall maintain within his lot, or on such part of the common property as may be authorised by the management corporation, in clean and dry condition and adequately covered a receptacle for the disposal of refuse;
shall ensure that before refuse is placed in the receptacle it is securely wrapped or, in the case of tins or other containers, completely drained;
for the purpose of having the refuse collected shall, not more than one hour before the time at which refuse is normally collected, place the receptacle within an area designated for that purpose by the management corporation;
when the refuse has been collected shall promptly return the receptacle to his lot or other area referred to in paragraph (a);
shall not place any thing in the receptacle of the subsidiary proprietor or occupier of any other lot except with the permission of that subsidiary proprietor or occupier; and
shall promptly remove anything which he or the refuse collector may have spilled from the receptacle and shall take such action as may be necessary to clean the area within which that thing was so spilled.Keeping of animals
23. A subsidiary proprietor or occupier of a lot shall not keep any animal upon his lot or the common property which may cause annoyance to the subsidiary proprietors or occupiers of other lots.Duty to maintain lot
24. A subsidiary proprietor or occupier of a lot shall maintain his lot including all sanitary fittings, water, gas, electrical and air-conditioning pipes and apparatus thereof in a good condition so as not to cause annoyance to the subsidiary proprietors or occupiers of other lots.Lot not to be used for purpose injurious to the reputation of the building
25. A subsidiary proprietor or occupier of a lot shall not use his lot for any purpose (illegal or otherwise) which may be injurious to the reputation of the subdivided building.