Singapore legislation

Section 9

of Building Control Act

Section 9

Penalty for letting out and sale of unauthorised building

(1)

Any person who sells, conveys, transfers, assigns, mortgages, or charges an unauthorised building or any part thereof or enters into an agreement for any such purpose shall be guilty of an offence.

(2)

Any person who lets or enters into an agreement to let an unauthorised building or any part thereof for rent or any other consideration shall be guilty of an offence.

(3)

The court before which a person is convicted for an offence under subsection (1) may also order him to refund the purchase money for the building to the purchaser together with such compensation as the court considers fit and section 403 of the Criminal Procedure Code [Cap. 68] shall be applicable to an order under this subsection.

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