Singapore legislation
Clause 23
Clause 23
Validation
(1)
Every condition of a planning permission or conservation permission that was imposed before the date of commencement of section 8 —
requiring the removal of any building or works authorised by the permission, or the discontinuance of the use of the land so authorised, at the end of a specified period, and the carrying out of any works for the reinstatement of the land at the end of that period;
in relation to the requirements relating to the height, design, appearance and siting of buildings;
requiring part of the land to be provided, maintained and kept open and accessible to the public for such period specified by the competent authority;
requiring a connecting structure linking or connecting a public facility, space or street with another public facility, space or street to be provided, maintained and kept open and accessible to the public for such period specified by the competent authority; or
requiring the provision and removal of a knock‑out panel,is, and is taken to have been, by force of this section, validly imposed under the Planning Act; and no legal proceedings lie or may be instituted on or after 9 January 2017 in any court of law in respect of the imposition of the condition by the competent authority.
(2)
Despite subsection (1), any breach of a condition mentioned in that subsection before the date of commencement of section 8 is not an offence under section 15(3) of the Planning Act.