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PART VI
NAMES AND NUMBERS OF BUILDINGS, ESTATES OR STREETS
49.
—(1) There shall be established a Street and Building Names Board (referred to in this Part as the SBNB) consisting of a Chairman and not less than 2 other members all of whom shall be appointed by the Minister.
[33/2002]
(2) The SBNB shall have the following functions and duties:
(a)
to determine the name by which any building, estate or street shall be known, or to alter the name of any building, estate or street;
(b)
such other functions and duties as may be conferred by this Act on the SBNB.
(3) The Chairman and the other members of the SBNB shall hold office for such period as may be determined by the Minister and shall be eligible for reappointment.
[33/2002]
(4) The Minister may, without assigning any reason, remove from office any member of the SBNB.
[33/2002]
(5) All matters coming before the SBNB at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present, and in the event of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote.
[33/2002]
(6) Any person aggrieved by any decision of the SBNB may, within 21 days of the date of the written notice of the decision, apply in writing to the SBNB to review the decision, stating the grounds on which his application is based.
[33/2002]
(7) Any person who is dissatisfied with the decision of the SBNB after a review under subsection (6) may, within 21 days of the date of the written notice of the decision, appeal in writing to the Minister stating the grounds on which his appeal is based.
[33/2002]
(8) The Minister may confirm, vary or rescind the decision referred to him under subsection (7) and the decision of the Minister shall be final.
[33/2002]
(9) Except for its function and duty referred to in subsection (2)(a), the SBNB may authorise any officer in the employment of a statutory authority which has been approved by the Minister for the purpose of this subsection to assist the SBNB in performing any of the functions and duties of the SBNB under this Act.
50. The SBNB may cause the name of any building, estate or street to be painted, or otherwise marked, in a conspicuous position on any house, building or erection in or near that building, estate or street, and from time to time alter or renew the name.
[49A
[33/2002]
51.
—(1) The Comptroller may allot a number to or alter the number of any property and may require the owner of the property to fix the number in a conspicuous place on the outside of the property or at the entrance of the enclosure of the property, or change, replace or refix the number within a prescribed time.
[6/82; 46/96]
(2) The Comptroller may, if he thinks fit, undertake the fixing, changing, replacing or refixing of the number of the property and the expense of such fixing, changing, replacing or refixing shall be determined by the Comptroller and paid by the owner of the property.
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[6/82]
52.
—(1) The allotting or fixing of a number or the giving or fixing of a name to or on any building which has been erected in contravention of any written law shall not prevent the person who has contravened such law from being prosecuted thereunder and from being liable to the penalty under that law, or the unauthorised building from being demolished under that law.
[46/96]
(2) Any person who —
(a)
without the authority of the Comptroller, allots a number to any property or fixes or causes to be fixed a number on or near any property or at the entrance of the enclosure thereof; or
(b)
without the authority of the SBNB, gives a name to any building, estate or street or fixes or causes to be fixed a name to any building, structure or post in or near that building, estate or street,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000, and the Comptroller or the SBNB (as the case may be) may, whether or not any proceedings have been instituted against any person for a contravention of this subsection, without notice authorise any person to enter upon any property to remove or destroy such number or name.
(3) For the purposes of instituting proceedings under subsection (2), the act of —
(a)
allotting an unauthorised number to any property, or fixing or causing to be fixed such number on or near any property; or
(b)
giving an unauthorised name to any building, estate or street or fixing or causing to be fixed such name on any building, structure or post in or near that building, estate or street,
shall, until the contrary is proved, be presumed to have been done —
(i)
by the person who erects or sells the property if the person who actually allots, gives or fixes the unauthorised number or name is not known or cannot be found in Singapore; and
(ii)
by the owner or occupier of the property if the person who erects or sells the property and the person who actually allots, gives or fixes the unauthorised number or name are not known or cannot be found in Singapore.
[46/96]
(4) The Comptroller or the SBNB (as the case may be) may, whether or not any proceedings have been instituted against any person for contravention of subsection (2) in respect of any property, by order in writing require the owner or occupier to remove any unauthorised number or name fixed on or near the property.
[46/96]
(5) Any person who fails to comply with an order under subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $50 for every day during which the offence continues after conviction.
[50A
[46/96]
53.
—(1) Any person who destroys, pulls down, defaces, covers or conceals any inscription of the name of a building, an estate or a street which has lawfully been set up or sets up on any house, building, structure or post in or near that building, estate or street any other name different from the name lawfully given to the building, estate or street, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
[46/96]
(2) The expense of replacing or refixing any such name which has been destroyed, pulled down, defaced, covered or concealed shall be paid by the person convicted of destroying, pulling down, defacing, covering or concealing the name, as the case may be.
[46/96]
(3) Any person who destroys, pulls down, defaces, covers or conceals the number of any house or building which has been lawfully set up or sets up in any house or building any number different from the number lawfully allotted to the house or building shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
[46/96]
(4) The expense of replacing or refixing any such number which has been destroyed, pulled down, defaced, covered or concealed shall be paid by the person convicted of destroying, pulling down, defacing, covering or concealing the number, as the case may be.
[51
54.
—(1) The amount of expenses payable under section 53 shall, in case of dispute, be summarily ascertained and determined by a Magistrate’s Court.
(2) If the amount of such expenses is not paid by the party liable to pay them within 7 days after demand, the default may be reported to a Magistrate’s Court and the amount recovered in the same way as if it were a fine imposed by a Magistrate’s Court.
(3) An appeal shall lie to the High Court from any decision of a Magistrate’s Court under this section, and the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68) shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to all such appeals.
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55.
—(1) The sum payable by an owner in respect of expenses under section 51(2) shall be a first charge on the premises in respect of which the expenses or costs have been incurred.
(2) Such sum may be recovered by the same means and in like manner as if it were a sum payable in respect of a tax remaining unpaid at the expiration of the prescribed time within the meaning of section 36.
(3) The charge hereinbefore mentioned shall attach, and the powers and remedies hereinbefore conferred shall become exercisable as from the date of completion of the work, and thereafter the powers and remedies may be exercised against the premises or against any movable property or crops for the time being found thereon, notwithstanding any change or changes in the ownership or occupation of the premises subsequent to that date.
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