Singapore legislation

Section 10

of Boundaries and Survey Maps Act 1998

Section 10

Replacement or repair of boundary mark or survey control mark

(1)

Every owner of any land must preserve the boundary marks erected on the boundaries of the land.

(2)

Where the Chief Surveyor becomes aware that any boundary mark or survey control mark erected on any land has been injured, destroyed or removed, or requires repairs, the Chief Surveyor may —

(a)

cause the mark to be replaced or repaired; and

(b)

recover the costs of the replacement or repair from the owners of the lands for which the boundary marks and survey control marks are to serve as boundaries as a debt due to the Authority, in any proportion that appears to the Chief Surveyor to be proper.

(3)

The costs of replacing or repairing boundary marks or survey control marks where the marks are to serve as boundaries of 2 or more parcels of land, including the costs of carrying out a cadastral survey if the survey has been made by the order of the Chief Surveyor, must be borne by the owners of the lands for which the marks are to serve as boundaries in any proportion that appears to the Chief Surveyor to be proper.

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