Singapore legislation
Clause 17
Clause 17
Provision as to appeal against order
(1)
Where a person appeals to the High Court against a fire hazard order, no liability to a fine shall arise nor, except as mentioned in this section, shall any proceedings be taken or work done under such order until after the determination or abandonment of such appeal.
(2)
There shall be no appeal to the High Court against a fire hazard order, unless it is or includes a closing order or requires the execution of structural works.
(3)
Where a fire hazard order is made and a person does not comply with it and appeals against it to the High Court and the appeal is dismissed or is abandoned, the appellant shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 for every day during the non-compliance with the order, unless he satisfies the court before which proceedings are taken for imposing a fine that there was substantial ground for the appeal and that the appeal was not brought merely for the purpose of delay and, where the appeal is heard by the High Court, the High Court may, on dismissing the appeal, impose the fine as if the High Court were the court before which proceedings were taken for imposition of the fine.
(4)
In the event of an appeal against a fire hazard order, no work, except as mentioned in subsection (5), shall be done pursuant to section 16(6) under the order until after the determination or abandonment of the appeal.
(5)
If the court by which the order was made is of the opinion that the nature of the fire hazard is such as to require immediate abatement, the court may, notwithstanding that the appeal is pending, authorise the Commissioner immediately to abate the hazard:Provided that —
if the appeal is allowed, the Commissioner shall pay to the person against whom the order was made the amount of any damage sustained by him by reason of the abatement of the hazard by the Commissioner; and
if the appeal is dismissed or abandoned, the Commissioner may recover from such person the expenses incurred by him in abating the hazard in the manner provided for in section 19.