§ 12 — Removal of projections or obstructions

12.—(1) The LTA, or any person it authorises for the purpose of this section may, by giving notice to the owner of any land or building in the railway area, require the owner to remove any object or structure which is erected on or attached to, or projects from, the land or building if in the opinion of the LTA the removal of the object or structure is reasonably necessary for constructing, maintaining, operating or improving the railway infrastructure of a cross‑border railway.(2) A notice under subsection (1) is taken to be given to and received by an owner if a written notice is affixed to a conspicuous part of the land or building that the object or structure is erected on, or attached to or projects from.

(3) A notice under subsection (1) must —(a)

describe the object or structure to be removed;

(b)

stipulate the period within which the work of removal is to be carried out;

(c)

be given to the owner of the land or building not later than 28 days before the start of that period in paragraph (b); and

(d)

state that any person entitled to compensation under the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995 may serve a written claim on the LTA.

(4) If the owner of the land or building does not comply with a notice given to the owner under subsection (1), any person authorised in that behalf by the LTA (called in this section the authorised person) may enter the land or building, together with such other persons as the authorised person thinks necessary, and remove the object or structure described in the notice or cause it to be removed by those other persons.

—(1) The LTA, or any person it authorises for the purpose of this section may, by giving notice to the owner of any land or building in the railway area, require the owner to remove any object or structure which is erected on or attached to, or projects from, the land or building if in the opinion of the LTA the removal of the object or structure is reasonably necessary for constructing, maintaining, operating or improving the railway infrastructure of a cross‑border railway.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) is taken to be given to and received by an owner if a written notice is affixed to a conspicuous part of the land or building that the object or structure is erected on, or attached to or projects from.

(3) A notice under subsection (1) must —(a)

describe the object or structure to be removed;

(b)

stipulate the period within which the work of removal is to be carried out;

(c)

be given to the owner of the land or building not later than 28 days before the start of that period in paragraph (b); and

(d)

state that any person entitled to compensation under the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995 may serve a written claim on the LTA.

(4) If the owner of the land or building does not comply with a notice given to the owner under subsection (1), any person authorised in that behalf by the LTA (called in this section the authorised person) may enter the land or building, together with such other persons as the authorised person thinks necessary, and remove the object or structure described in the notice or cause it to be removed by those other persons.