56. Premises in unwholesome state

(1)

Where a Medical Officer of Health or a Public Health Engineer is of the opinion that any premises, whether tenantable or otherwise, are in a filthy or unwholesome state or overgrown with rank or noisome vegetation or in such an insanitary or unhygienic condition as to be a danger to the health of the persons in the premises or in the neighbourhood, he may serve a notice on the owner or the occupier of the premises calling upon him to take such measures as he considers necessary to restore the premises to a fit and proper condition within such time and date as may be specified in the notice.

(2)

Any owner or occupier who fails or neglects to comply with such notice within the time and date specified therein shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 and to a further fine not exceeding $50 for every day during which such non-compliance continues, and without prejudice to any proceedings under this subsection and whether before or after the commencement or conclusion of such proceedings, the Medical Officer of Health or the Public Health Engineer or any public officer authorised by the Commissioner in that behalf in writing may enter upon the premises and take such measures as have been specified in the notice, and the costs and expenses thereby incurred shall be paid by the person in default and may be recovered in the manner provided under section 121.[57

Terms defined in s 2

Commissioner
Defined · s 2
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health appointed under section 3 and includes a Deputy Commissioner of Public Health and an Assistant Commissioner of Public Health appointed under that section;
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Medical Officer of Health
Defined · s 2
“Medical Officer of Health” means any registered medical practitioner in the service of the Government who is for the time being carrying out the duties of a health officer in any area or district in Singapore or the port limits thereof, and includes the Airport Health Officer, the Port Health Officer and any registered medical practitioner in the service of the Government who is engaged in duties arising out of or connected with this Act;
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occupier
Defined · s 2
“occupier” means the person in occupation of any premises or having the charge, management or control thereof either on his own account or as agent of another person, but does not include a lodger;
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owner
Defined · s 2
“owner” means the person for the time being receiving the rent of any premises, whether on his own account or as agent or trustee or as receiver, or who would receive the same if the land or house comprised in the premises were let to a tenant;
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premises
Defined · s 2
“premises”, except in section 41, means messuages, buildings, lands, easements and hereditaments of any tenure, whether open or enclosed, whether built on or not, whether public or private, and whether maintained or not under statutory authority, and includes any place or structure, or any part thereof, used or intended to be used for human habitation or for employment or any other purpose whatsoever;
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Public Health Engineer
Defined · s 2
“Public Health Engineer” means a Public Health Engineer appointed under section 4;
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public officer
Defined · s 2
“public officer” includes any officer of any statutory board or body who is authorised in writing in that behalf by the Commissioner to carry out all or any of the powers conferred on a public officer by any of the provisions of this Act;
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Report

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Schedules

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