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Power to erect lighting apparatuses, street name signs and other road related facilities
32. The Authority may cause such lighting apparatuses, street name signs, traffic signs, directional signs and other road related facilities to be put up or fixed upon or against the walls of any building or enclosure or to be put up or erected in such other manner within any street, road or place as it thinks proper.
Obstruction of public streets, five-footways and private footways
32A.—(1) A person must not —(a) deposit or cause or allow any article or thing to be deposited on any public street, five‑footway or private footway; [Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (b) cause or allow any article or thing to remain on or to protrude over any public street, five‑footway or private footway; or[Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (c) erect or cause to be erected a structure on, under or over any public street, five‑footway or private footway,[Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] so as to create any obstruction or inconvenience to the passage of the public on the public street, five-footway or private footway. [11/2003] (2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.[11/2003] (3) If —(a) any article or thing is deposited or left on, or protrudes over; or (b) any structure is erected, placed, maintained, replaced, renewed or restored on, under or over, any public street, five‑footway or private footway in contravention of subsection (1), an authorised officer may move or remove that article, thing or structure, or cause it to be so moved or removed, so that it is no longer an obstruction or inconvenience to the passage of the public on the public street, five‑footway or private footway. [Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (4) An authorised officer must not exercise a power under subsection (3) unless the officer has taken reasonable steps to inform the following persons (if known), whoever is relevant, of the officer’s intention to exercise that power, and allowed or directed the person to move or remove the article, thing or structure:(a) the owner of the article, thing or structure, as the case may be;[Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (b) the person who caused the article or thing to be deposited or left on, or to protrude over, the public street, five‑footway or private footway;[Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (ba) the person who caused the structure to be erected on, under or over the public street, five‑footway or private footway;[Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (c) the owner or occupier of any land or building fronting, adjoining or abutting on the public street, five‑footway or private footway.[38/2018] [Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (5) For the purpose of exercising a power under subsection (3), an authorised officer may, with such assistance as the officer considers necessary —(a) demolish or remove any structure erected on, under or over the public street, five‑footway or private footway, and then move or remove the structure to store at a holding yard and dispose of the resulting debris from the demolition;[Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (b) move or remove from the public street, five‑footway or private footway, any article, thing or structure by any reasonable means to store at a holding yard, including by towing the article, thing or structure (as the case may be) to a holding yard; and[Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (c) use reasonable force, including cutting or breaking open any lock, seal, fastener or other device on or connected to any article, thing or structure mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).[Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (6) A person must move or remove any article, thing or structure where allowed or directed to do so by an authorised officer under subsection (4).[38/2018] [Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (7) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (6) shall be guilty of an offence.[38/2018] (8) Where an authorised officer has exercised any power under subsection (3) in relation to any article, thing or structure —(a) the authorised officer must cause a written notice to be sent to an owner of the article, thing or structure (if known) to inform the owner of —(i) the removal or demolition of the article, thing or structure; (ii) the manner by which and the time within which the owner may procure the release of the article, thing or structure if not demolished; and (iii) the consequences that may follow under subsections (10) and (11) if the article, thing or structure is not claimed within the time specified in the notice; and (b) the Authority may recover, from any person mentioned in subsection (4)(a), (b), (ba) or (c), any costs reasonably incurred by the Authority in connection with the exercise of those powers, including costs of storing any article, thing or structure.[Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (9) Despite subsections (8) and (10), where it appears to the Authority that any article, thing or structure moved or removed under subsection (3) —(a) is perishable; (b) may rapidly depreciate in value; or (c) is of such a nature or in such condition that it would be dangerous, not reasonably practicable or unduly costly for the Authority to retain custody of the article, thing or structure, the Authority may, instead of storing the article, thing or structure at a holding yard and notifying the owner thereof, cause it — (d) to be sold (by public auction or otherwise) at once; or (e) to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of at such time and in such manner as the Authority thinks fit.[Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (10) If the article, thing or structure is not claimed by its owner within the time specified in the notice mentioned in subsection (8)(a), the Authority may dispose of the article, thing or structure in such manner as it thinks fit (including selling the article, thing or structure).[11/2003] [Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (11) Where any article, thing or structure has been sold under subsection (9) or (10), the proceeds of the sale —(a) must be applied in payment of any expenses incurred in removing, storing and disposing of the article, thing or structure under this section; and (b) thereafter must be applied in payment of all charges and fines payable under this Act and any regulations made under this Act, and the surplus (if any) must be paid to the owner of the article, thing or structure, or if not claimed by such owner within 12 months of the date of the sale, is forfeited to the Authority. [11/2003; 38/2018] [Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (12) In addition to the methods of service under section 47 —(a) information required under subsection (4) may be given by affixing it to the article, thing or structure in respect of which it applies; and[Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (b) a notice mentioned in subsection (8)(a) may be served by posting it conspicuously at or near the part of the public street, five-footway or private footway from which the article, thing or structure was removed, if the name and address of the owner of the article, thing or structure are unknown or cannot be ascertained despite reasonable diligence.[11/2003; 38/2018] [Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (13) Any person who, without the authority of an authorised officer, removes or tampers with any notice that has been affixed to any article, thing or structure under subsection (12)(a) or that has been posted at any part of a public street, five‑footway or private footway under subsection (12)(b) shall be guilty of an offence.[11/2003; 6/2004] [Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (14) Any person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (2) or (7) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $100 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.[11/2003; 38/2018] (15) In this section —“authorised officer” means any employee of the Authority, any outsourced enforcement officer and any other person appointed by the Authority under section 4 to assist in the enforcement of this section; “erect”, in relation to a structure, includes any work carried out in constructing, installing, creating, replacing, maintaining, renewing or restoring a structure; “structure” includes any of the following:(a) a post, pile, stake, pipe, chain, wire or any other similar thing fixed to the ground; (b) a billboard, signboard, hoarding, fence, partition, sun-shading device or canopy, an awning or advertising structure, or a platform, safety netting or other similar temporary structure; (c) a tunnel or bridge or an underpass or overpass; (d) a roof, cladding, curtain wall, bracket, cornice or other exterior feature of a building that is installed on, forms part of or projects outwards from a building.[Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (16) This section does not apply in relation to any public path (within the meaning of the Active Mobility Act 2017) that is not on State land.[3/2017; 38/2018]
Damaging public streets, etc.
33.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person intentionally, recklessly or negligently engages in conduct that causes damage to —(i) a public street; or (ii) any property belonging to the Government by virtue of this Act, or acquired by the Government under this Act, which is in, on or under a public street; (b) the person does not have the prior written approval of the Authority to engage in such conduct; and (c) the damage —(i) to the public street prevents or substantially prevents the passage of pedestrians or vehicular traffic on or other use of the public street; or (ii) to the property belonging to or acquired by the Government prevents or substantially prevents the property from being used or operated in the manner in which it is intended to be used or operated.[38/2018] (2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction as follows:(a) for intentionally engaging in conduct which is the offence — to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; (b) for any other case — to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.[38/2018] (3) Whether or not any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) are instituted or result in a conviction, the Authority may recover from any person who engaged in conduct that caused damage to —(a) any public street; or (b) any property belonging to the Government by virtue of this Act, or acquired by the Government under this Act, which is in, on or under a public street, the full amount of the damage caused. [38/2018] (4) In this section —“conduct” means any act or omission, any series of acts or omissions, or both; “engage in conduct” means engage, whether directly or indirectly, in conduct either alone or together with any other person or persons.[38/2018]
Mandatory order
35.—(1) Where any owner or occupier is required under this Act to erect or remove any building or thing or to perform any other work and after due notice fails to erect or remove the building or thing or to perform the work within the prescribed time, the Authority may make an order (called a mandatory order) requiring the owner or occupier to execute the required work within the time specified in the order. (2) Where a person against whom a mandatory order is made fails to comply with the requirements of the order —(a) the person shall, unless the person satisfies the court that the person has used all due diligence to carry out the order, be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 a day during the person’s default; and (b) the Authority or any person authorised by the Authority may enter the premises and execute the work so required to be executed and the expenses thereby incurred by the Authority must be paid by the person in default and, if that person is the owner, section 43 applies in respect of those expenses, and in any other case section 40 applies.
Provision as to appeal against mandatory order
36.—(1) Where a person against whom a mandatory order is made is aggrieved by the order —(a) the person may, within 14 days from the date of the order and in the prescribed form and manner, appeal to the Minister; and (b) no liability to a fine under section 35(2)(a) shall arise and, except as provided for in this section, proceedings must not be taken and work must not be done under the order until after the determination or abandonment of the appeal. (2) Where an appeal is brought under this section from a mandatory order, the Minister may dismiss or allow the appeal unconditionally or subject to such conditions as he or she considers fit, and any decision made by the Minister on the appeal is final. (3) Where a mandatory order is being appealed against and the Minister is of the opinion that the non‑execution of the order will be injurious or dangerous to the public health and that the immediate execution of the order will not cause any injury to the person against whom the order was made which cannot be compensated by damages, the Minister may authorise the Authority immediately to execute the work. (4) The Authority must, if it does the work and the appeal is successful, pay the costs and expenses of the work and the damages (if any) sustained by the appellant by reason of the work, but, if the appeal is dismissed or abandoned, the Authority may recover the costs and expenses of the work from the appellant and, if the appellant is the owner of the premises in respect of which the mandatory order was made, section 43 applies to any sum recoverable from that owner hereunder, and in any other case section 40 applies.
Powers of Authority in cases of emergency
37.—(1) In cases of emergency, the Authority may direct the immediate execution of any work or the doing of any act being any work or act authorised under this Act which is in the opinion of the Authority necessary for the service or safety of the public. (2) The Authority must not act under this section in contravention of any decision of the Minister or against any policy of the Government. (3) Where the Authority acts under this section, it must report such action to the Minister at the first opportunity to do so.
Authority in executing works to provide roads, etc., where existing ones are damaged
38. The Authority in executing any works directed or authorised by this Act to be executed must provide and make a sufficient number of convenient ways, watercourses, drains and channels in the place of such as are interrupted, damaged or rendered useless by reason of the execution of the works.
Penalty for removing mark set up by Authority
39. Any person who at any time removes any mark set up for the purpose of indicating any level or direction necessary to the execution of works authorised by this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months.
Compensation
40.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, in all cases where compensation, damages, fees, costs and expenses are by virtue of this Act payable by any person to the Authority or to the Government, the amount and (if necessary) the apportionment of the amount and any question of liability is, in case of dispute or failure to pay, to be summarily ascertained and determined by a District Court. (2) If the amount of compensation, damages, fees, costs or expenses is not paid by the person liable to pay the same within 14 days after demand, that amount may be reported to the District Court and recovered in the same manner as if it were a fine imposed by the District Court. (3) An appeal lies to the General Division of the High Court from any decision of the District Court under this section, and the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 apply, with the necessary modifications, to all such appeals.[40/2019]
Occupier may execute work upon default of owner
41. Whenever default is made by an owner of any premises in the execution of any work required under this Act to be executed by the owner, an occupier of the premises may, with the approval of the Authority, cause the work to be executed and the costs and expenses thereof must be paid to the occupier by the owner or the amount may be deducted out of the rent from time to time becoming due from the occupier to the owner and the occupier may, in the absence of any special agreement to the contrary, retain possession until those costs and expenses have been fully reimbursed to the occupier.
Liability of transferor who has not given notice
42.—(1) Every person who sells or transfers any property in respect of which costs and expenses have been incurred by the Authority in connection with the execution of any work which are, under this Act, recoverable from the owner thereof continues to be liable for —(a) the payment of all the costs and expenses payable in respect of the property which become payable; and (b) the performance of all other obligations imposed by this Act upon the owner of the property which are to be performed, at any time before such notice of transfer as is required by section 19 of the Property Tax Act 1960 has been given. (2) Nothing in this section affects the liability of the purchaser or transferee to pay the costs and expenses in respect of the property or the right of the Authority to recover the costs and expenses or to perform any obligation under this Act.
Recovery of costs and expenses payable by owners
43.—(1) All and any sums payable by or recoverable from the owner in respect of the costs and expenses incurred by the Authority in connection with the execution of any work which are, under this Act, recoverable from the owner of any premises are, subject and without prejudice to any other rights of the Authority, a first charge on the premises in respect of which the costs and expenses were incurred. (2) In addition to any other remedies conferred by this Act, any such sum may be recovered in the manner hereinafter provided, and the person liable to pay it is the owner for the time being of any premises in respect of which any sum is due. (3) Any occupier who, when requested by or on behalf of the Authority to state the name of the owner of the premises, refuses or wilfully omits to disclose or wilfully misstates the name shall, unless the occupier shows cause to the satisfaction of the court for the occupier’s refusal or misstatement, be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000. (4) If any such sum remains unpaid at the expiry of the prescribed time, a notice is to be served upon the person or any one of the persons, if more than one, liable to pay it, calling on the person to pay that sum together with a fee of such amount as may be prescribed for the cost of the notice, within 15 days of the service of the notice. (5) If no person liable to pay the sum can be found, the notice is deemed to have been duly served by the posting thereof at the office of the Authority and by fixing a copy thereof on some conspicuous part of the premises in respect of which the costs and expenses were incurred. (6) At the expiry of the period of 15 days mentioned in subsection (4) or such further period as the Authority may allow, if any such sum or part thereof remains due and unpaid, it is deemed to be arrears and may be recovered as hereinafter provided. (7) The charge mentioned in subsection (1) attaches, and the powers and remedies hereinbefore conferred become exercisable as from the date of completion of the work, and thereafter those powers and remedies may be exercised against the premises or against any movable property or crops for the time being found thereon, despite any change in the ownership or occupation of the premises subsequent to that date. (8) The Authority may charge interest at a rate to be prescribed by the Authority on any sum remaining unpaid at the expiry of the prescribed time.
Recovery of costs and expenses by instalments
44.—(1) Where the Authority has incurred costs and expenses in connection with the execution of any work, which are, under this Act, payable by or recoverable from the owner of any premises, the Authority may either recover those costs and expenses in the manner hereinbefore provided or, if it thinks fit, take any engagement from the owner for the payment of such instalments as will be sufficient to defray the whole amount of the costs and expenses with interest thereon at a rate to be prescribed by the Authority, within a period not exceeding 10 years. (2) Upon default in payment of any instalment or interest upon the date appointed for payment thereof by any such engagement, the whole of the balance then outstanding of that amount, together with any interest in arrear, immediately becomes due and payable and, despite any change in the ownership or occupation of the premises since the date of the engagement, may be recovered by the same means and in like manner as provided in section 43.
Proceedings if occupier opposes execution of works
45.—(1) If the occupier of any premises prevents the owner of the premises from carrying into effect in respect of the premises any of the provisions of this Act after notice of the owner’s intention to do so has been given by the owner to that occupier, the Authority may, upon proof thereof and upon application of the owner, make an order requiring the occupier to permit the owner to execute all such works with respect to the premises as are necessary for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act. (2) If after the expiry of 8 days from the date of the order the occupier continues to refuse to permit the owner to execute the works, the occupier shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200 for every day during which the offence was committed, and every such owner during the continuance of the offence is discharged from any penalties to which that owner might otherwise have become liable by reason of that owner’s default in executing the works.
Licences, approval, consent, etc., granted by Authority
46.—(1) The grant or renewal of any approval, consent, permit, permission, authority, authorisation or licence pursuant to this Act or any regulations made under this Act is in the discretion of the Authority or the person authorised by the Authority to grant or renew it and the approval, consent, permit, permission, authority, authorisation or licence —(a) may be granted, renewed or refused without any reason for the grant, renewal or refusal being assigned therefor; (b) may be granted or renewed subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Authority or the person granting it may think fit; and (c) is subject to suspension or revocation at any time without compensation and without notice by the Authority upon breach of any restriction or condition subject to which it was issued. (2) The Authority or the person empowered to grant or renew any approval, consent, permit, permission, authority, authorisation or licence may require any applicant therefor to provide such information as the Authority or that person may reasonably require for a full and proper consideration of the application and in the event of a refusal to provide such information must refuse to grant or renew the approval, consent, permit, permission, authority, authorisation or licence. (3) Except as otherwise provided, any approval, consent, permit, permission, authority, authorisation or licence granted or renewed pursuant to this Act or any regulations made under this Act may be for such period not exceeding 12 months as the Authority thinks fit. (4) Such fee (if any) as the Authority may prescribe is to be charged for the grant or renewal of any approval, consent, permit, permission, authority, authorisation or licence. (5) No approval, consent, permit, permission, authority, authorisation or licence is transferable without the consent of the Authority or the person granting it. (6) Except as otherwise provided, any person aggrieved by the refusal of the Authority or authorised person to grant or renew any approval, consent, permit, permission, authority, authorisation or licence or by the suspension or revocation by the Authority or authorised person of any approval, consent, permit, permission, authority, authorisation or licence may, within one month of the refusal, suspension or revocation, appeal to the Minister whose decision is final.
Service of notices
47.—(1) Every summons, notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act or any regulations made under this Act to be served on any person may be served by —(a) delivering it to that person; (b) delivering it at his or her last known place of residence to some adult member or employee of his or her family; (c) leaving it at the person’s usual or last known place of residence or place of business in a cover addressed to the person; or (d) forwarding it by post in a prepaid letter addressed to the person at the person’s usual or last known place of residence or place of business.[38/2018] (2) Where any summons, notice, order or document is to be served on any incorporated company or body or unincorporated association, it may be served by —(a) delivering it to the secretary or other like officer of the company or body or unincorporated association at its registered or principal office; or (b) sending it by registered post addressed to the company or body or unincorporated association at its registered or principal office.[38/2018] (3) In addition, any notice, order or document (other than a summons) required or authorised by this Act or any regulations made under this Act to be served on an individual, a partnership, a body corporate or an unincorporated association may be served —(a) by sending it by email to the email address of the individual, partnership, body corporate or unincorporated association, as the case may be; (b) by sending it by fax to whichever of the following is applicable:(i) the fax number last known to the Authority as the fax number for the service of notices, orders or documents on the individual; (ii) the fax number used at the partnership’s business address; (iii) the fax number used at the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s registered office or principal office in Singapore; (c) by giving an electronic notice to the individual, partnership, body corporate or unincorporated association (called in this section an addressee) by the addressee’s chosen means of notification, stating that the notice, order or document is available and how the addressee may use the addressee’s chosen means of access to access the contents of that notice, order or document; or (d) by any other method authorised by any regulations made under this Act for the service of notices, orders or documents of that kind if the recipient consents (expressly or impliedly) to service of a notice, order or document of that kind in that way.[38/2018] (4) Any summons, notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act or any regulations made under this Act to be served on the owner or occupier of any premises may be served by delivering the same or a true copy thereof to some adult person on the premises or, if there is no such person on the premises to whom the same can with reasonable diligence be delivered, by affixing the summons, notice, order or document to some conspicuous part of the premises. (5) Service of any notice, order or document under subsection (3)(a) or (b) takes effect —(a) if the notice, order or document is sent by email — at the time that the email becomes capable of being retrieved by the person; or (b) if the notice, order or document is sent by fax and a notification of successful transmission is received — on the day of transmission.[38/2018] (6) However, service of any notice, order or document under this Act or any regulations made under this Act on a person by email or by an electronic notice at the person’s chosen means of notification may be effected only with the person’s prior consent (express or implied) to service in that way.[38/2018] (7) In this section —“business address” or “place of business” means —(a) in the case of an individual, the individual’s usual or last known place of business in Singapore; or (b) in the case of a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership), the partnership’s principal or last known place of business in Singapore; “chosen means of access”, for an addressee on whom is or is to be served any notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act or any regulations made under this Act, means an electronic means the addressee agrees with the person giving or serving the notice, order or document as the means by which the addressee may access the contents of that notice, order or document; “chosen means of notification”, for an addressee on whom is or is to be served any notice, order or document required or authorised by this Act or any regulations made under this Act, means an electronic means that the addressee nominates to the person giving or serving the notice, order or document as the means by which the addressee may be notified that such a notice, order or document has been served on the addressee; “email address” means the last email address given by the addressee concerned to the person giving or serving a notice, order or document as the email address for the service of notices, orders or documents under this Act or any regulations made under this Act.[38/2018]
Receipts and notices may be given or served by authorised officer
48.—(1) All notices, orders, receipts, warrants and other documents of whatsoever nature which the Authority is empowered to give or serve by this Act or any regulations made under this Act may be given or served by any officer or employee authorised by the Authority.[38/2018] (2) Any such notice, order, warrant, receipt or document given or served by the Authority under this Act or any regulations made under this Act may be given or served electronically, in writing or otherwise, as the Authority may determine, and it is not a requirement that such notice, order, warrant, receipt or document must contain the signature of the Authority or any authorised officer.[38/2018]
Protection from personal liability
48A. No liability shall lie against any member, officer or employee of the Authority or any other person acting under the direction of the Authority for anything done or intended to be done with reasonable care and in good faith in the execution or purported execution of this Act.[38/2018]
General penalties
49. Any person guilty of an offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act for which no penalty is expressly provided shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.
Jurisdiction of District Court
49A. Despite any provision to the contrary in the Criminal Procedure Code 2010, a District Court has jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act and has power to impose the full penalty in respect of the offence.[11/2003]
Inaccuracies in documents
50. No misnomer or inaccurate description of any person, premises, building, holding, street or place named or described in any document prepared, issued or served under, by virtue of or for the purposes of this Act or any regulations made under this Act in any way affects the operation of this Act or any such regulations as respects that person or place if that person or place is so designated in the document as to be identifiable, and no proceedings taken under or by virtue of this Act or any such regulations are invalid for want of form.
Evidence
51.—(1) The contents of any document prepared, issued or served under, by virtue of or for the purposes of this Act or any regulations made under this Act are, until the contrary is proved, presumed to be correct and the production of any book purporting to contain any apportionment made under or by virtue of this Act shall, without any other evidence whatever, be received as prima facie proof of the making and validity of the apportionment mentioned therein. (2) All records, registers and other documents required by this Act or any regulations made under this Act to be kept by the Authority or any officer thereof are deemed to be public documents and copies thereof or extracts therefrom certified by the officer responsible for the custody thereof to be true copies or extracts (as the case may be) subscribed by that officer with his or her name and his or her official title are admissible in evidence as proof of the contents of the document or extract therefrom.
Composition of offences
52.—(1) The Authority may compound any offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act that is prescribed as being an offence which may be compounded by doing one or both of the following:(a) by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:(i) one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence; (ii) $5,000; (b) by requiring the person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence to do, or to refrain from doing, such things as are specified in an offer of composition (called conditions of composition) by the Authority, with the concurrence (general or specific) of the Public Prosecutor.[38/2018] (2) On payment of the sum of money and on full compliance with the conditions of composition, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.[38/2018] (3) All sums collected under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.[38/2018]
Regulations
53.—(1) The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations for or in respect of every purpose which it considers necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Act, and in particular, without limiting the foregoing, for or in respect of all or any of the matters specified in the Schedule. (2) The Minister may, from time to time, by notification in the Gazette, add to, alter or amend the Schedule. (3) The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, in making any regulations, prescribe the circumstances in which it is presumed that an offence under the provisions of any such regulations was committed. (4) The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, in making any regulations, provide that any contravention of, or failure or neglect to comply with, any regulations shall be an offence and may prescribe the fine with which the offence shall be punishable, but the fine must not exceed for any one offence the sum of $2,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, the sum of $100 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction. (5) All regulations made under this Act must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.
Saving and transitional provisions
54.—(1) Any —(a) scheme, contract, document or resolution prepared, made or approved; or (b) approval, consent, permit, permission, authority, authorisation or licence granted, under the repealed Act, except where otherwise expressly provided in this Act or in any other written law, continues and is deemed to have been prepared, made, approved or granted, as the case may be, under this Act. (2) Where in any written law, reference is made to —(a) “the Director-General”; (b) “the Director-General of Public Works”; or (c) “the Director-General of Public Works appointed under section 13(1) of the Local Government Integration Act”, such reference is to be read as a reference to the Commissioner of Building Control appointed under section 3 of the Building Control Act 1989.
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