Singapore legislation

Clause 5

of Sewerage and Drainage Bill

Clause 5

Construction and maintenance of public sewerage systems

(1)

The Director —

(a)

may cause to be made and constructed any public sewerage system;

(b)

shall maintain and keep in repair every public sewerage system; and

(c)

may enlarge, alter or otherwise improve or discontinue, close up or destroy any public sewerage system which he thinks is useless or unnecessary.

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1), the Director or any authorised officer may —

(a)

lay pipes in, under or over any premises, street or building and keep the pipes there;

(b)

tunnel or bore under any premises, street or building;

(c)

carry the sewerage system across, through, along or under any premises or the cellar, basement or vault of any building; and

(d)

carry out any works requisite for, or incidental to, the purposes of subsection (1).

(3)

In the carrying out of works under this section, the Director or any authorised officer shall cause as little damage as possible and shall make full compensation for any damage done.

(4)

If by reason of the alteration or closing up of any public sewerage system any person is deprived of the lawful use of any sewer, the Director shall with due diligence provide some other sewer as effectual as the one so deprived.

(5)

The Director may serve a notice on the owner or supplier of any gas, electricity, water or telecommunication services to alter the course or position of any wire, line, cable, pipe, tube, casing, duct, post, structure or other apparatus which belongs to that owner or is maintained by that owner or supplier and to repair any road surface thereby disturbed if in the opinion of the Director such alteration is required for the purposes of subsection (1).

(6)

The Director may give notice to the owner or occupier of any premises requiring him to remove any object or structure described in the notice which is erected on or attached to, or projects from, the land or building if in the opinion of the Director the removal of the object or structure is required for the purposes of subsection (1).

(7)

Any costs and expenses incurred by an owner, supplier or occupier under subsection (5) or (6) shall be borne by the Government.

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