Singapore legislation
Clause 15
Clause 15
Savings and transitional provisions
(1)
Sections 5 and 9 apply only to, and in relation to, any land for which a notice of intention to take temporary possession thereof is given on or after the respective dates of commencement of those sections; and the principal Act is to continue to apply to any land for which such a notice is given before that date as if those sections had not been enacted.
(2)
Section 7 applies only to, and in relation to —
any land the date of acquisition of which is on or after the date of commencement of that section; and
any land for which a notice of intention to take temporary possession is given on or after the date of commencement of that section,and the principal Act is to continue to apply to any land the date of acquisition of which is, or for which such a notice is given, before that date as if that section had not been enacted.
(3)
Section 10 does not apply to and in relation to —
any land temporary possession of which is or has been taken in accordance with section 5 of the Rapid Transit Systems Act (Cap. 263A) before the date of commencement of that section; or
any land temporary possession of which is or has been taken in accordance with section 9 of the Street Works Act (Cap. 320A) before the date of commencement of that section,and the provisions of the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 158A) are to continue to apply to any land referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) as if this Act had not been enacted.
(4)
Section 11(1)(c) and (d) does not apply to any notice under section 24A(4) of the Public Utilities Act (Cap. 261) given before the date of commencement of section 11(1)(c) and (d).
(5)
Section 11(3) does not apply to and in relation to any premises temporary possession of which is or had been taken before the date of commencement of that provision in accordance with section 24A or 32 of the Public Utilities Act; and the provisions of that Act are to continue to apply to those premises as if this Act had not been enacted.
(6)
Section 12(2) does not apply to and in relation to any land temporary possession of which is or has been taken in accordance with section 5 of the Rapid Transit Systems Act before the date of commencement of that provision; and the provisions of the Rapid Transit Systems Act are to continue to apply to that land as if this Act had not been enacted.
(7)
Section 13(5) does not apply to any notice under section 21 or 44 of the Sewerage and Drainage Act (Cap. 294) given before the date of commencement of section 13(5).
(8)
Section 13(6) does not apply to or in relation to any premises temporary possession of which is or had been taken before the date of commencement of that section in accordance with section 4, 21, 44 or 45 of the Sewerage and Drainage Act; and the provisions of that Act are to continue to apply to those premises as if this Act had not been enacted.
(9)
Section 14(2) does not apply to and in relation to any land temporary possession of which is or has been taken in accordance with section 9 of the Street Works Act before the date of commencement of that provision; and the provisions of the Street Works Act are to continue to apply to that land as if this Act had not been enacted.
(10)
For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision in this Act, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe such additional provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that provision as the Minister may consider necessary or expedient.
(11)
Except as expressly provided in this section, this section applies without prejudice to section 16 of the Interpretation Act (Cap. 1).
(12)
In this section, the date of acquisition of any land means the date of the publication of the notification under section 5(1) of the principal Act declaring that the land is needed for a purpose specified in the declaration.