Infrastructure Protection Act 2017 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Protected Areas and Protected Places
8. Declaration of protected area
Feedback & supportThe Minister may by order declare any premises in Singapore to be a protected area if, in the Minister’s opinion, it is necessary or expedient that special measures be taken to control the movement and conduct of persons in the premises.
premises
“premises” includes —(a)any building;(b)any land, whether built on or not;(c)any body of water; and(d)any area or place, whether or not enclosed, and whether underground or underwater;
The Minister may make a protected area order for any premises —
protected area order
“protected area order” means an order made under section 8 declaring any premises to be a protected area, and includes the order as amended under section 11;
on the application of the owner or occupier of the premises; or
on the Minister’s own volition.
The application under subsection (2)(a) must be made in such form and manner, and be accompanied or supported by such information and documents, as the Minister may require.
Before making a protected area order for any premises on the Minister’s own volition, the Minister must, unless the Minister considers it not practicable or desirable to do so in any particular case —
give notice of the Minister’s intention to do so to the owner or occupier of the premises that the Minister intends to designate as the authority of the protected area under section 9(1)(b); and
give that owner or occupier 14 days (or any longer or shorter time that the Minister may specify in the notice) after the date of the notice to make representations on the proposed protected area order.
To avoid doubt, except as provided in this section, the Minister is not required to give any person notice of, or consult any person on, the Minister’s intention to make a protected area order.