Town Councils Act 1988
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
3 Declaration of Towns
Part 2 ESTABLISHMENT, INCORPORATION AND CONSTITUTION OF TOWN COUNCILS
4 Establishment of Town Council
5 Incorporation
6 Common seal
7 Certain contracts and instruments not required to be under seal
8 Composition of Town Council
9 Chairperson and vice-chairpersons
10 Duties of chairperson and vice‑chairpersons
11 Chairperson to have casting vote
12 Resignation of chairperson and vice‑chairpersons
Part 3 GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO MEMBERS OF TOWN COUNCIL
13 Tenure of office of elected members
14 Tenure of office of appointed members
15 Conflict of interest and disclosure by members
16 Town Council staff, etc., to disclose conflict of interest
17 Allowances, etc., payable to members
18 Validity of acts of members
19 Notice about members and key officers of Town Council
Part 4 FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF TOWN COUNCIL
20 Functions of Town Council
21 Powers of Town Council
22 Secretary and other staff of Town Council
23 Duties of Town Council
24 Interaction between Town Council and statutory authorities
25 Direction to Town Councils for emergency-related measures
26 Power of Town Council to carry out certain works
27 Power of entry
28 By-laws for regulation of housing estates
Part 4A LIFT UPGRADING WORKS
29 Interpretation of this Part
30 Declaration of precincts
31 Lift upgrading works in a precinct
32 Power to carry out lift upgrading works and recover improvement contributions
33 Payment of improvement contribution
34 Recovery of improvement contribution from sale of flat
35 Application of proceeds of sale of flat
36 Recovery of payments due to Town Council
37 Power of Minister to make rules
38 Saving of other rights of Town Council
Part 5 PROCEEDINGS OF TOWN COUNCIL
39 Standing orders
40 Meetings
41 Minutes
42 Acts of Town Council
43 Quorum
44 Validity of acts of Town Council
45 Committees
46 Delegation of powers
Part 6 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
47 Constitution of Town Council Fund
48 Transfer of surpluses after Parliamentary election
49 Accounts and records
50 Annual accounts
51 Estimates
52 Audit
53 Conservancy and service charges
54 Power to borrow
55 Power of investment
56 Grants
57 Financial Rules
Part 6A INSPECTION AND OFFICIAL MANAGEMENT OF TOWN COUNCILS
58 Compliance reviews
59 Investigations
60 Powers of inspectors in investigations
61 Remedial action to rectify deficiencies
62 Inspectors of Town Councils
63 Offences
64 Official management of Town Councils
65 Official manager
Part 7 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
66 Recovery of conservancy and service charges from sale of flat
67 Deduction of arrears of charges from compensation and other moneys payable by Board
68 Fines to be paid into Town Council Fund
69 Demand for particulars
70 Liability of owners of vehicles for parking offences
71 Personal liability of members, etc., for certain offences
72 Composition of offences
73 Legal proceedings
74 Protection from personal liability
75 Board’s obligations under existing leases of flats
76 Board’s liability for repairs, etc.
77 Handover notices of common property
78 Relationship between Board and Town Council
79 Public servants for purposes of Penal Code 1871
80 Town Council’s address for service
81 Service of documents and notices, etc.
82 Rules
83 Saving
Legislative History
Abbreviations
Comparative Table