Clause 47

On the expiry of the period of 180 days, or such shorter period as the Minister may determine, after the establishment of a Town Council for the Town and so long as a Town Council is established for the Town, the Board as the lessor of the flats in the residential and commercial property and of the stalls in the market and food centres within the Town shall, notwithstanding the Housing and Development Act (Cap. 129) and the terms, covenants and conditions contained in the leases of those flats or stalls to the contrary, cease to be liable for the maintenance and management of the common property of the residential and commercial property in the housing estates in which those flats or stalls are situated, including the provision of cleaning services and the maintenance of mechanical equipment and installations in the Town, and thereupon the Town Council shall be liable for the maintenance and management of such common property.

Upon the establishment of a Town Council for the Town and so long as a Town Council is established for the Town, except as otherwise provided in this Act, the terms, covenants and conditions in the leases of the flats and stalls referred to in subsection (1) shall continue in force and the Board as the lessor of such flats or stalls within the Town shall be entitled to enforce the performance of the terms, covenants and conditions in the leases as if this Act has not been enacted.