Singapore legislation

Clause 11

Repeal and re-enactment of sections 12 and 13

Sections 12 and 13 of the principal Act are repealed and the following sections substituted therefor:“Parking of vehicles on verges and turfed open spaces prohibited12.—

(1)

Any person who without reasonable excuse parks a vehicle on any verge or turfed open space maintained by the Commissioner shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.(2) In this section, “park” means to bring a vehicle to a stationary position and to cause it to wait for any purpose.Service of notices, etc.13.—

(1)

Every notice, order or document required or authorised to be served under this Act or any rules made thereunder may be served on the person —

(a)

by delivering the notice, order or document to the person or to some adult member of his family at his last known place of residence;

(b)

by leaving the notice, order or document at his usual or last known place of residence or business in an envelope addressed to the person;

(c)

by sending the notice, order or document by registered post addressed to the person at his usual or last known place of residence or business; or

(d)

where the person is a body of persons or a company —

(i)

by delivering the notice, order or document to the secretary or other like officer of the body of persons or company at its registered office or principal place of business; or

(ii)

by sending the notice, order or document by registered post addressed to the body of persons or company at its registered office or principal place of business.(2) Any notice, order or document sent by registered post to any person in accordance with subsection (1) shall be deemed to be duly served on the person to whom the letter is addressed at the time when the letter would, in the ordinary course of post, be delivered and in proving service of the notice, order or document, it shall be sufficient to prove that the envelope containing the notice, order or document was properly addressed, stamped and posted by registered post.(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), a notice required or authorised by this Act or any rules made thereunder to be served —

(a)

on the owner of any vehicle may be addressed to the owner of any vehicle without stating his name or address and may also be served personally or by affixing the notice to the vehicle; or

(b)

on the owner or occupier of any premises may be served by delivering the notice or a true copy thereof to some adult person on the premises or, if there is no such person on the premises to whom the notice can with reasonable diligence be delivered, by affixing it to some conspicuous part of the premises.”.

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