Town Councils Act 1988 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Functions and Powers of Town Council
27. Power of entry
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For the purpose of carrying out any work —
under section 23 or 26; or
required to be carried out by a notice served on it by any public authority or statutory board or by an order of the Commissioner of Buildings under the Building (Strata Management) Act 2004,a Town Council may, by its employees or agents, enter upon any flat of the Board or any part of the housing estates within the Town for the purpose of carrying out the work, in the case of an emergency, at any time, or, in any other case, at any reasonable time after giving notice to any occupier of that flat or part of those housing estates.
A Town Council may, by its employees or agents, also enter at any reasonable time, upon any flat of the Board within the Town for the purpose of determining whether any work is required to be carried out by the Town Council in accordance with this Act.
Town Council
“Town Council”, in relation to a Town, means the Town Council established under section 4 for that Town;
A person authorised under subsection (2) to enter upon any premises must not demand to do so as of right unless prior notice of the intended entry has been given to the occupier of those premises.
A person who obstructs or hinders a Town Council in the exercise of its power under subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.[23