Singapore legislation
Clause 28
Clause 28
Maintenance of footways
(1)
Where a footway has been constructed under section 27 —
(a)
the Authority may issue written instructions to the owner of any premises fronting, adjoining or abutting on the footway to carry out maintenance work up to the standard required by the Authority; and
(b)
the Authority may, if it thinks fit, take over the footway for maintenance, in which case the Authority shall issue a notice to the owner stating that the footway has been taken over by the Authority for maintenance.
(2)
The owner shall not modify any footway within his land to which the public has access without the written permission of the Authority.