Singapore legislation
Clause 23
Clause 23
Power of entry
(1)
For the purpose of carrying out any work —
pursuant to section 21 or 22; or
required to be carried out by a notice served on it by any public authority or statutory board or by an order of the Commissioner of Buildings under the Buildings and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act (Cap. 30),a Town Council may, by its employees or agents, enter upon any flat of the Board or any part of the housing estates within the Town for the purpose of carrying out the work, in the case of an emergency, at any time, or, in any other case, at any reasonable time after giving notice to any occupier of that flat or part of those housing estates.
(2)
A person who obstructs or hinders a Town Council in the exercise of its power under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.