20. Functions of Town Council

Terms defined in s 2

• Board

  Board

  Defined · s 2

  “Board” means the Housing and Development Board established under the Housing and Development Act 1959;

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• commercial property

  commercial property

  Defined · s 2

  “commercial property” means any building or premises vested in or belonging to the Board (or part of such building or premises) which is permitted under the Planning Act 1998 to be used wholly or partly as —(a)a market, food centre, confectionery, bakery, restaurant or bar, or an eating house;(b)an office or a place of business and for conducting administrative work; or(c)a shop or premises for the carrying on of any trade or business where the primary purpose is the sale of goods by retail or the provision of services;Examples A furniture shop, department store, supermarket, dispensary, medical clinic, dental clinic, beauty salon, ticket agency, travel agency, laundry shop, dry cleaner’s shop, pet shop, video games arcade, computer gaming centre, billiard saloon, bowling alley, bank or multimedia kiosk, or an automated teller machine.(d)a place —(i)for the care or education, or care and education, of children below 7 years of age; or(ii)at which 5 or more school-going children who are 7 years of age or older but below 14 years of age are habitually received for the purposes of care and supervision before or after school hours;(e)premises —(i)for the reception, lodging and care of aged or disabled persons or persons suffering or convalescing from any sickness, injury or infirmity; or(ii)for any type of examination of the human body or of any matter derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of any disease or for the assessment of the health of any person;Examples A hospice, convalescent home or nursing home, or a dialysis centre, cancer screening centre or medical health centre.(f)a kindergarten registered under section 23 of the Education Act 1957 or an institution providing education or instruction;Examples A tuition centre, language school, computer school, music school, dance school, speech and drama school, child development centre or play school, or an art school or acting school.(g)a sports club, community centre, community club, family service centre or residents’ committee centre, or premises for community-based activities, and includes an office of such a club, centre or committee; or(h)a police post, fire station or civil defence centre,but excludes any property specified or described by the Minister, by order in the Gazette, as not to be a commercial property for the purposes of this Act;

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• common property

  common property

  Defined · s 2

  “common property”, in relation to any residential or commercial property in a housing estate of the Board, means so much of the land and all parts of any building of the Board as are not comprised in the flats in the building and, for any housing estate mentioned in section 77(4), in respect of which a handover notice issued under section 77 is in effect, and includes —(a)the columns, beams, supports, external walls, roofs and storage spaces, lobbies, corridors, stairs, stairways, fire escapes, entrances and exits;(b)firefighting and protection system;(c)the central and appurtenant installations for services such as power, light, sanitation and water;(d)the escalators, lifts, water tanks, pumps, motors, fans, compressors, ducts and all other apparatus and installations existing for common use;(e)the common facilities in the housing estate built for the use or enjoyment of the residents;(f)all recreational or community facilities, and gardens;(g)all directional signs and signboards;(h)the land appurtenant to the building and all other parts of the land intended for the use or enjoyment of the residents; and(i)such other property as may be prescribed,but does not include —(j)bus terminals and interchanges;(k)drains, sewers and lightings maintained by the Government;(l)swimming pools and other sports complexes;(m)public roads and parking places; and(n)such other property as may be prescribed;

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• Town

  Town

  Defined · s 2

  “Town” means any area declared to be a Town under section 3;

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• Town Council

  Town Council

  Defined · s 2

  “Town Council”, in relation to a Town, means the Town Council established under section 4 for that Town;

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