Section 4
Authority for Government to construct works and to reclaim foreshore or seabed
ActIn forceProvision 4 of 12
Section 4
(1)
The Government may —
(a)
construct quays, wharves, jetties or other public works along or out from the foreshore of Singapore or in the seabed adjacent thereto;
(b)
dredge the seabed; and
(c)
erect buildings upon any areas of land reclaimed from the sea in accordance with subsection (2).
(2)
The Government may, subject to the approval of Parliament, reclaim any part of the foreshore or seabed of Singapore:Provided that where the part of foreshore or seabed to be reclaimed does not exceed 8 hectares or, if the whole of that part is within port limits, 4 hectares, the approval of Parliament shall not be required and the Minister may authorise such reclamation.