Singapore legislation

Clause 16

of Planning (Amendment) Bill

Clause 16

Amendment of section 27

Section 27 of the Planning Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) If entry to any land for the purposes of subsection (1)(a) cannot be obtained, the competent authority may —

(a)

where the competent authority has reasonable cause to believe that evidence of a contravention of this Act can be found on the land;

(b)

after declaring his office and producing his identification card where a demand is made for him to do so;

(c)

with such force as is necessary to obtain entry; and

(d)

with such assistants and workmen as are necessary,break open any outer or inner door or window on the land, forcibly enter the land and every part of the land, or remove by force any obstruction to such entry.”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the word “photographs” in subsection (2), the words “, or audio or video recordings”.