Singapore legislation
Regulation 35
Regulation 35
Expenditure under emergency circumstances
Subregulation 1
Notwithstanding rule 34(1) but subject to rule 31(2)(d), the chairman and an officer authorised by him may, in circumstances of emergency as defined in paragraph (2), sanction the commitment of any one item of expenditure not exceeding $200,000 and $50,000, respectively, subject to a report being made as soon as possible to the Town Council or chairman, as the case may be, for covering approval.
Subregulation 2
Circumstances of emergency are defined as those that are likely to cause —
injury to human life;
serious damage to property; or
serious jeopardy to the operations of the Town Council.
Subregulation 3
Wherever possible, verbal approval of the chairman shall be obtained before the commitment is made.
Subregulation 4
In seeking the written covering approval of the chairman or Town Council, the report should include full details of the circumstances.
Subregulation 5
The approval referred to in paragraph (4) shall be obtained before any payment is effected.