Singapore legislation

Regulation 14

of Jurong Town Corporation (Common Property) Rules 2018

Regulation 14

Powers to detain and remove, etc., in relation to vehicles

Subregulation 1

Paragraph (2) applies in respect of a vehicle that —

(a)

is parked in contravention of rule 6, other than a bicycle or personal mobility device; or

(b)

appears to have been abandoned on any common property.

Subregulation 2

An officer authorised by the Corporation (called in this rule an authorised officer) may —

(a)

remove the vehicle and detain it at a place of safety or any other suitable place; or

(b)

immobilise the vehicle by affixing an immobilisation device to the vehicle to prevent the removal of the vehicle without the consent of the authorised officer.

Subregulation 3

The Corporation must, as soon as practicable after the detention or immobilisation of the vehicle, serve a written notice on the owner of the vehicle as to the procedure by which the owner may secure its release.

Subregulation 4

The notice must be served on the owner —

(a)

in the case where the vehicle has been removed and detained, in accordance with section 66 of the Act or, where this is not possible, by posting the notice on a notice board maintained by the Corporation nearest to that part of the common property where the vehicle was removed from; or

(b)

in the case where the vehicle has been immobilised, by affixing the notice on the windscreen or a conspicuous part of the vehicle.

Subregulation 5

The vehicle must not be released by a person to the owner of the vehicle unless —

(a)

the authorised officer has directed the release of the vehicle to the owner; and

(b)

the owner has paid all the expenses incurred by the Corporation in removing or detaining the vehicle, immobilising the vehicle, or repairing any damage to common property caused by the placement, depositing or removal of the vehicle.

Subregulation 6

A person must not, without the authorisation of the authorised officer —

(a)

remove or attempt to remove —

(i)

the vehicle from the place at which the vehicle is detained; or

(ii)

the immobilisation device affixed to the vehicle; or

(b)

remove or tamper with the notice affixed on the vehicle under paragraph (4)(b).

Subregulation 7

If the owner of the vehicle removed and detained, or immobilised, under paragraph (2) does not claim the vehicle within 30 days after the date of service of the written notice in paragraph (3), the Corporation may, after giving 30 days’ notice in the Gazette of the Corporation’s intention to do so, sell the vehicle by public auction or otherwise dispose of the vehicle in such manner as the Corporation thinks fit.

Subregulation 8

The Corporation may —

(a)

apply the proceeds of the sale or disposal of the vehicle to meet the expenses reasonably incurred by the Corporation under this rule; and

(b)

pay the balance (if any) of the proceeds to the owner of the vehicle.

Subregulation 9

In this rule, “immobilisation device” means a device or an appliance —

(a)

that is designed or adapted to be fixed to a part of a vehicle for the purpose of preventing the vehicle from being driven or otherwise put in motion; and

(b)

that is of such type approved by the authorised officer for the purposes of this rule.

Subregulation 10

For the purposes of paragraph (7), a reference to the date of service of a written notice is a reference to —

(a)

if the notice is served in accordance with section 66 of the Act, the date that the notice is deemed to be sufficiently served under that section;

(b)

if the notice is posted on a notice board in accordance with paragraph (4)(a), the date that the notice is so posted; and

(c)

if the notice is affixed on a vehicle in accordance with paragraph (4)(b), the date that the notice is so affixed.

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