Rapid Transit Systems Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Planning and Construction of Rapid Transit Systems
11. Removal of projections or obstructions
Feedback & supportThe Authority may give notice to the owner of any land or building in the railway area requiring the owner to remove any object or structure described in the notice which is erected on or attached to, or projects from, the land or building if in the opinion of the Authority the removal of the object or structure is required for the purposes of the construction of any railway.
A notice under subsection (1) may be given to the owner of the land or building and is deemed to have been received by the owner if it is affixed to some conspicuous part of the land or building to or from which the object or structure is erected or attached or projects from.
land
“land” includes and may, where the context so requires, have any one or more of the following meanings separately:(a)land of any tenure and so much of the airspace above the surface as may be reasonably used or enjoyed by any owner thereof, and so much of the subterranean space below the surface as is reasonably necessary for the use and enjoyment of the land, whether or not held apart from the surface;(b)the whole or part of any building or other erection or fixture on land;(c)where an undivided share of a leasehold interest in land has appurtenant to it rights to the exclusive use and occupation of a building or part thereof on such land, such share in the land and all rights appurtenant thereto;(d)any other estate, right, share or interest in land;
A notice under subsection (1) must —
describe the object or structure to be removed;
stipulate the period within which the work of removal must be carried out;
be given to the owner of the land or building not later than 28 days before the commencement of that period; and
state that any person entitled to compensation under the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995 may serve a written claim upon the Authority.
If the owner of the land or building does not comply with a notice given to the owner under subsection (1), any person authorised in that behalf by the Authority may enter the land or building, together with any other persons that the person authorised thinks necessary, and remove the object or structure described in the notice or cause it to be removed by those other persons.