s 6–s 8 · 3 sections
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Declaration of common services tunnel areas
6.—(1) The Minister may, from time to time, by notification in the Gazette, declare an area to be a common services tunnel area.
(2) The area that may be declared a common services tunnel area consists of any area within Singapore within which a common services tunnel and any ancillary facility of the common services tunnel is built or is proposed to be built.
(3) A notification under subsection (1) must —(a)
define the limits of the common services tunnel area; or
(b)
state that a plan of the common services tunnel area may be inspected at a place and within such time as is specified in the notification.
Changes to common services tunnel area
7.—(1) The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette —(a)
revoke any declaration made under section 6(1); or
(b)
modify an area declared as a common services tunnel area under section 6(1).
(2) A notification under subsection (1)(b) modifying an area declared as a common services tunnel area must —(a)
define the part of the common services tunnel area that is modified; or
(b)
provide that a plan of the modification of the common services tunnel area may be inspected at a place and within such time as is specified in the notification.
Notice of declaration and modification of declaration
8.—(1) Before making any declaration under section 6(1) or modifying a declaration under section 7(1)(b), the Minister must give advance notice in the Gazette of the Minister’s intention to make or modify the declaration.
(2) The notice mentioned in subsection (1) —(a)
must either —(i)
define the area that is proposed to be declared as a common services tunnel area or the part of common services tunnel area that is proposed to be modified; or
(ii)
provide that a plan of the proposed common services tunnel area or of the part of the common services tunnel area proposed to be modified may be inspected at a place and within such time as is specified in the notice; and
(b)
must specify the time (not being less than 28 days after the publication of the notice in the Gazette) within which written representations with respect to the intended declaration or modification of the declaration may be made.
(3) The Minister must consider any written representation that is made within the time specified in the notice under subsection (2)(b).
(4) The decision of the Minister after considering any written representation is final.
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