Singapore legislation

Clause 5

of Preservation of Monuments (Amendment) Bill

Clause 5

Amendment of section 11

Section 11 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “a preservation order” in subsection (2), the words “and any land containing or adjacent to the monument that is specified in that preservation order”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (7), the following subsection:“(7A) To avoid doubt, the Minister is not prevented from —

(a)

amending or revoking a preservation order relating to a national monument; or

(b)

making a preservation order in relation to a proposed national monument,if no objection is submitted to the Board under subsection (7)(b) in relation to that national monument or proposed national monument, as the case may be.”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “deal with any” in subsection (10), the words “proposed national monument,”; and

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the words “national monuments” in subsection (12), the words “and proposed national monuments”.