Singapore legislation
Clause 21
Clause 21
Duties of a Town Council
(1)
A Town Council shall, for the purposes of the residential and commercial property in the housing estates of the Board within the Town —
control, manage and administer the common property of such residential and commercial property for the benefit of the residents of those estates;
properly maintain and keep in a state of good and serviceable repair the common property of such residential and commercial property;
where necessary, renew or replace any fixtures or fittings comprised in the common property of such residential and commercial property;
provide essential maintenance and lift rescue services to the residents of such residential and commercial property;
comply with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder; and
comply with any notice or order served on it by any competent, public or statutory authority requiring the abatement of any nuisance on the common property of such residential and commercial property or ordering repairs or other work to be done in respect of such common property.
(2)
Where a requirement or duty is imposed on a Town Council by this section, the Board or any person for whose benefit, or for the benefit of whose flat that requirement or duty is imposed on the Town Council, may apply to the High Court for an order compelling the Town Council to carry out the requirement or perform the duty, as the case may be, and, on such an application being made, the High Court may make such order as it thinks proper.