Housing and Development Act 1959 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4A · Upgrading Works in Precincts
85. Power to make rules
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The Minister may make rules for giving effect to the provisions of this Part and for the due administration thereof, and, in particular, for or with respect to all or any of the following matters:
prescribing the manner and procedure for obtaining the opinion of owners of flats for upgrading works;
upgrading works
“upgrading works” includes any building operations, repair, demolition or installation works carried out for the purposes of improving or upgrading any flat, building or land and any addition to, or alteration in, landlord’s fixtures and fittings;
prescribing the value in votes of owners of flats, including different values in respect of general upgrading works, specified upgrading works and commercial property upgrading works, and in respect of different classes of owners;
value
“value”, in relation to a prescribed owner of any flat, means the value determined in the prescribed manner for that owner in respect of the owner’s vote.[65A
prescribing the manner for recovering the improvement contribution from owners of the flats and Town Councils;
improvement contribution
“improvement contribution” means the costs in respect of general upgrading works, specified upgrading works, special upgrading works or flat upgrading works that are recoverable by the Board from the owner of a flat or a Town Council under section 78(2) or (3), as the case may be;
prescribing the interest and penalty to be paid by any person for the late payment of any improvement contribution; and
prescribing anything that may be prescribed.[65K