Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill

Clause 7

Amendment of section 56

Section 56 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection:“(3A) Where the owner or interested person is deceased —

(a)

any reference to the owner or interested person in subsections (3) to (6) includes a reference to any legal personal representative of the deceased;

(b)

if no legal personal representative is appointed in respect of the deceased owner, any notice required to be served by the Board on the deceased owner under this section may be served by affixing a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place at the flat, house or other living accommodation; and

(c)

if no legal personal representative is appointed in respect of the deceased interested person, any notice required to be served by the Board on the interested person under this section may be served by affixing a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place at the last known place of residence of the interested person immediately before the interested person’s death.”.