Singapore legislation

Clause 6

of Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill

Clause 6

Amendment of section 27

Section 27 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Board may, with the approval of the Minister, make rules for or in respect of all or any of the following matters:

(a)

regulating the use and enjoyment of common property and open spaces in any land vested in or held in trust for the Board;

(b)

prohibiting or regulating the parking of vehicles on such common property or in such open spaces other than parking places;

(c)

prescribing that any act or omission in contravention of any rule shall be an offence punishable by a fine not exceeding $4,000; and

(d)

prescribing the penalty (such penalty, if unpaid, to constitute a debt due to the Board and be recoverable as such) to be paid by the Board’s tenant or licensee, an owner of any flat, house or other living accommodation sold by the Board or an owner of any HUDC dwelling for late payment of any of the following moneys due to the Board:

(i)

rent;

(ii)

licence fees;

(iii)

maintenance fees;

(iv)

moneys due under any loan provided to such owner for his purchase of such HUDC dwelling, flat, house or other living accommodation.”.

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