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Rapid Transit Systems Act 1995 s 11

s 11 Removal of projections or obstructions

11.—(1) The Authority may give notice to the owner of any land or building in the railway area requiring the owner to remove any object or structure described in the notice which is erected on or attached to, or projects from, the land or building if in the opinion of the Authority the removal of the object or structure is required for the purposes of the construction of any railway. (2) A notice under subsection (1) may be given to the owner of the land or building and is deemed to have been received by the owner if it is affixed to some conspicuous part of the land or building to or from which the object or structure is erected or attached 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 must be carried out; (c) be given to the owner of the land or building not later than 28 days before the commencement of that period; and (d) state that any person entitled to compensation under the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995 may serve a written claim upon the Authority. (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 Authority may enter the land or building, together with any other persons that the person authorised thinks necessary, and remove the object or structure described in the notice or cause it to be removed by those other persons.

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