Singapore legislation
Clause 24
Clause 24
By-laws for regulation of housing estates
(1)
A Town Council may, with the approval of the Minister, make by-laws for regulating the control, management, administration, use and enjoyment of the common property of residential and commercial property in the housing estates of the Board within the Town and generally for the purposes of exercising its powers and carrying out its duties and functions under this or any other Act.
(2)
Every owner or tenant of a flat leased from the Board within a Town shall be bound by by-laws for the time being in force made by the Town Council.
(3)
A Town Council, owner or tenant of a flat leased from the Board within the Town, shall be entitled to apply to the court —
for an order to enforce the performance of or restrain the breach of any by-law made by that Town Council; or
to recover damages for any loss or injury to any person or property arising out of the breach of any by-law made by that Town Council,by or from any person bound to comply therewith or the Town Council, as the case may be, and the court may make such order against any such person or the Town Council as the court thinks fit.
(4)
When any by-law is made, amended or revoked by a Town Council every such by-law, amendment or revocation shall, within one month after it is made, be published in the Gazette and be displayed in such places within the Town as the Town Council may direct.
(5)
No by-law made by a Town Council shall be inconsistent with any rule made under the Housing and Development Act (Cap. 129) which is applicable to the Town and any such by-law which is so inconsistent shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void.
(6)
The by-laws of a Town Council in force on the date of publication shall be published annually in book form and copies thereof shall be made available for purchase at a reasonable price by members of the public.
(7)
Any person who commits a breach of any of the by-laws made by a Town Council or makes default in complying with any of such by-laws, and every person who is knowingly a party to the breach or default shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
(8)
For the purposes of this section, “flat” includes any stall in any market or food centre of the Board.