Clause 1
Short title and commencement
This Act may be cited as the Housing and Development (Amendment) Act, 1971, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.
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Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill
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About this bill
Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill is Singapore Bill, cited as Bill 6 1971, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1971.
Clause 2
Amendment of section 4
Subsection (2) of section 4 of the Housing and Development Ordinance, 1959, (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the “principal Ordinance”) is hereby deleted and the following substituted therefor: —“(2) All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the Board shall be sealed with the seal of the Board in the presence of the Chairman or the Deputy Chairman or a member of the Board and an officer of the Board authorised by the Board in that behalf, who shall sign every such deed, document or other instrument to which such seal is affixed, and such signing shall be sufficient evidence that such seal was duly and properly affixed and that the same is the lawful seal of the Board.”.
Clause 3
Amendment of heading to Part IV
The heading of Part IV of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “LIVING ACCOMMODATION” appearing therein and substituting therefor the word “BUILDINGS”.
Clause 4
Amendment of section 42
Section 42 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word “flat” appearing in the second and in the third lines thereof in each case the expression “, house or other building”.
Clause 5
Amendment of section 43
Section 43 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “living accommodation” appearing in subsections (1) and (2) thereof and substituting therefor in each case the word “building”.
Clause 6
Amendment of section 44
Section 44 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word “flat” wherever it appears therein in each case the expression “, house or other building”.
Clause 7
Amendment of section 45
Section 45 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the words “living accommodation” wherever they appear in subsections (1) and (3) thereof and substituting therefor in each case the word “building”.
Clause 8
Amendment of section 48
Section 48 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended —
(a)
by inserting immediately after the word “flat” wherever it appears therein in each case the expression “, house or other building”; and
(b)
by deleting the words “of his residence” appearing in paragraph (e) thereof and substituting therefor the words “allowed in the lease”.
Clause 9
Amendment of section 49
Subsection (1) of section 49 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “living accommodation” appearing in paragraph (a) thereof and substituting therefor the word “building”;
(b)
by inserting immediately after the word “flats” appearing in paragraph (c) thereof the expression “, houses or other buildings”;
(c)
by inserting immediately after the word “flat” appearing in paragraph (c) thereof the expression “, house or other building”.(d)by inserting immediately after the word “flat” appearing in paragraph (d) thereof the expression “house or other building”; and
(e)
by inserting immediately after the word “flats” appearing in paragraph (f) thereof the expression “, houses or other buildings”.
Common questions
- What is Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill?
- Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill is Singapore Bill, cited as Bill 6 1971, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1971.
- Is Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill still in force?
- Yes — Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill is currently in force.
- When did Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill take effect?
- Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill was first recorded in 1971.
- How many clauses does Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill have?
- Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill contains 9 clauses.
- Where can I read the official version of Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill?
- The official text of Housing and Development (Amendment) Bill is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.