Singapore legislation

Regulation 25

of Street Works (Works on Public Streets) Regulations

Regulation 25

Cessation of use of utility or apparatus

Subregulation 1

Where the owner of any utility or apparatus situated on or along, or beneath the surface of, any public street intends to cease using or to abandon the utility or apparatus, he shall give to the Authority not less than 6 weeks’ notice in writing unless the Authority allows otherwise.

Subregulation 2

The owner of the utility or apparatus shall carry out such works as are necessary to ensure that the utility or apparatus so abandoned or ceased to be used does not cause or become a cause of —

(a)

danger or inconvenience to persons using the public street; or

(b)

damage to the public street.

Subregulation 3

If any of the requirements referred to in paragraph (2) is not complied with —

(a)

the Authority may take such steps as it thinks necessary to ensure that such requirement is met and recover any costs incurred by it from the owner of the utility or apparatus; and

(b)

the owner of the utility or apparatus shall be liable to compensate or indemnify the Authority for any loss or damage suffered by the Authority as a result of his failure to comply with such requirement.

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