Singapore legislation
Clause 10
Clause 10
Validation of fees and charges, etc., collected by Housing and Development Board
(1)
Every sum collected by or on behalf of the Housing and Development Board (called in this section the Board) as, or purportedly as —
a fee in respect of any of the matters specified in the Interpretation (Housing and Development Board — Fees) Order 2026 (G.N. No. S 184/2026) before 1 April 2026;
a fee for the registration or renewal of registration as a registered renovation contractor under rule 7 of the Housing and Development (Renovation Control) Rules (R 15) before 1 December 2025;
expenses incurred and charges under rule 4 of the Housing and Development (Common Property and Open Spaces) Rules (R 3) before the date of commencement of section 18(c) in respect of the immobilisation, removal, detention or storage of a vehicle under that rule;
a fee or charge for the recovery of administrative costs of, and expenses reasonably incurred by, the Board pursuant to the Board’s exercise of its powers to vest any property in the Board or compulsorily acquire any property under section 59 or 63, respectively, of the Housing and Development Act 1959 as in force immediately before the date of commencement of section 18(d), (e) and (f); or
expenses incurred and charges under section 15(4)(b) of the Parking Places Act 1974 in respect of the immobilisation, removal, detention or storage of a vehicle mentioned in section 15(1) of that Act before 2 April 2026,is deemed to be and always to have been, by force of this section, validly collected.
(2)
To avoid doubt, any immobilisation, removal, detention or storage of a vehicle by or on behalf of the Board pursuant to rule 4 of the Housing and Development (Common Property and Open Spaces) Rules before the date of commencement of section 18(c) is deemed to be and always to have been, lawfully done under those Rules.
(3)
No legal proceedings may be instituted on or after 7 April 2026 in any court on account of or in respect of any collection or payment of any sum mentioned in subsection (1) or any act mentioned in subsection (2).
(4)
In this section, “Housing and Development Board” means the Housing and Development Board established under section 3 of the Housing and Development Act 1959.