Singapore Statutes Online - 30 - Street Works Act 1995

Street Works Act 1995
(No. 30 of 1995)

Enacting Formula

Part I PRELIMINARY

1 Short title and commencement

2 Interpretation

3 Exemption

4 Authority to manage, maintain and repair public streets and administer this Act

Part II PUBLIC STREETS

5 Power to construct and improve streets

6 Public streets and bridges vested in Government

7 Power to enter State land to construct and maintain road structures and road related facilities

8 Power to order stoppage of activity causing damage to public street

9 Power to enter private land to construct new streets

10 Creation of rights in, under or over land

11 Owner may request President to direct acquisition of land

12 Power to enter land for inspection and survey, etc.

13 Removal of projections or obstructions

14 Declaration to vest street reserves in Government

15 Authority may recover costs and expenses of new street or of widening, opening, etc., of public street

16 Settling of apportionment of costs and expenses

17 Powers to control works on public streets

Division I — Private streets

18 Private persons constructing new streets

19 Expiry of approval of plans

20 Determination of amount to be deposited and date for completion

21 Authority may execute street works or cause street works to be properly carried out

22 Refund of deposit when street works have been completed

23 Refund of deposit when building operations are not commenced

Division II — Maintenance of private streets

24 Repair of private streets

25 Notice on person causing private street to be in dangerous or defective condition

Part IV DECLARATION

26 Private streets may be declared public streets

Part V WALKWAYS

27 Provisions of footways, etc

28 Maintenance of footways

Part VI UTILITY WORKS

29 Utility services

Part VII BACK-LANES

30 General provisions as to back-lanes

31 Back-lanes to be levelled, paved, etc., by Authority

Part VIII SUPPLEMENTARY

32 Power to erect lighting apparatuses, street name signs and other road related facilities

33 Wilful damage to Government’s property and hindrance of Authority’s use of such property

34 Accidental removal, destruction or damage to Government’s property

35 Mandatory order

36 Provision as to appeal against mandatory order

37 Powers of Authority in cases of emergency

38 Authority in executing works to provide roads, etc., where existing ones are damaged

39 Penalty for removing mark set up by Authority

40 Compensation

41 Occupier may execute work upon default of owner

42 Liability of transferor who has not given notice

43 Recovery of costs and expenses payable by owners

44 Recovery of cost and expenses by instalments

45 Proceedings if occupier opposes execution of works

46 Licences, approval, consent, etc., granted by Authority

47 Service of notices

48 Receipts and notices may be given by authorised officer

49 General penalties

50 Inaccuracies in documents

51 Evidence

52 Composition of offences

53 Regulations

54 Repeal, transitional provisions and savings

55 Consequential amendments

FIRST SCHEDULE Subject Matters of Regulations

SECOND SCHEDULE Municipal Provident Fund

Owner may request President to direct acquisition of land

11.

—(1) The owner of any land who has been served with a notice under section 9 may, within 2 years from the date of the notice, make a request through the Authority to the President to direct the acquisition of the land affected by the proposed construction of road structures and road related facilities on, under or over the land.

(2) Where a notice has been served under subsection (1), the land may be acquired in accordance with the provisions of any written law relating to the acquisition of land for a public purpose and any declaration required under any such law that the land is so needed may be made and the declaration shall have effect as if it were a declaration that the land is needed for a public purpose made in accordance with that written law.