Singapore legislation

Regulation 26

of State Lands Rules

Regulation 26

Conditions of licence and tenancy

Subregulation 1

Every licence or tenancy shall be subject to the following conditions unless expressly excluded in the licence or tenancy agreement by the Collector of Land Revenue:

(a)

the Collector of Land Revenue and any officer authorised by him in writing may at any time enter the land for the purposes of inspection or for any other purpose;

(b)

the licence or tenancy shall not be transferred or assigned in any manner whatsoever without the written consent of the Collector of Land Revenue;

(c)

the licence or tenancy agreement shall be produced on demand to any Collector or Deputy Collector of Land Revenue or any officer authorised by the Collector;

(d)

the licence or tenancy shall cease and be determined on the death of the licensee or the tenant or if the licensee or the tenant is a body corporate, upon the dissolution of the body corporate;

(e)

the licensee or tenant shall not let or sublet to any other person or persons the land in respect of which the licence has been issued or the tenancy agreement has been entered into except with the written consent of the Collector of Land Revenue;

(f)

the licensee or tenant shall comply with all reasonable requirements of any Government department or any local authority constituted under any written law for the time being in force;

(g)

no structure shall be erected on the land except with the prior written permission of the Collector of Land Revenue;

(h)

no permanent building shall be constructed on the land occupied under the licence or tenancy except with the prior written permission of the Collector of Land Revenue;

(i)

the licensee or tenant shall not cause or allow any sign or advertisement hoarding or the like to be fixed to or erected upon the land except with the prior written permission of the Collector of Land Revenue; and

(j)

the licensee or tenant shall indemnify and keep the Government indemnified against all claims, costs, proceedings or actions whatsoever arising out of or in connection with any damage to property or injury to life arising from the use or occupation of the State land.

Subregulation 2

The Collector of Land Revenue may in any case impose such other conditions as he thinks fit which shall be attached to or endorsed on the licence or stipulated in the tenancy agreement.