Town Councils (Use of Common Property) (Amendment) Rules 2022

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 15 Nov 2022

No. S 887

Town Councils Act 1988

Town Councils
(Use of Common Property)
(Amendment) Rules 2022

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 82(1) of the Town Councils Act 1988, the Minister for National Development makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Rules are the Town Councils (Use of Common Property) (Amendment) Rules 2022 and, except for rule 2(e), come into operation on 15 November 2022.

(2) Rule 2(e) is deemed to have come into operation on 31 December 2021.

Amendment of rule 2

2. In rule 2 of the Town Councils (Use of Common Property) Rules 2005 (G.N. No. S 99/2005) —

(a)

in paragraph (1)(a), replace sub-paragraph (vii) with —

“(vii)

Placing one or more vending machines on any common property for the use of the public provided the machine or machines are placed in front of a shop (even if located within a void deck) by an owner or a tenant of the Board occupying the shop.

(viia)

Placing one or more vending machines for the use of the public anywhere within a void deck of a building, provided that —

(A)	the void deck has no shop or other premises for the carrying on of any trade or business consisting primarily of the sale of goods (including food) or the provision of services by retail (such as a stall, shoplet or kiosk); and
(B)	the vending machine or machines do not occupy in total more than 3 square metres of the void deck floor, or a larger area as approved by the Minister in any particular case.”;

(b)

in paragraph (1)(a)(xi), replace “National Environment Agency” with “Singapore Food Agency”;

(c)

in paragraph (1)(c), replace sub-paragraph (vii) with —

“(vii)

Display of goods in front of a shop by the owner or tenant of the Board occupying that shop.”;

(d)

in paragraph (1)(c), after sub-paragraph (ix), insert —

“(x)	Placing cylinders containing liquefied petroleum gas (or LPG) on common property outside any retail food establishment, laundromat or any other retail shop not supplying LPG, in order to use the LPG to provide goods or services in the course of its business.”;

(e)

in paragraph (1)(d)(v), replace “(Cap. 28)” with “1994”; and

(f)

delete paragraph (2).

Made on 9 November 2022.

OW FOONG PHENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.

[311/04-146P102; AG/LEGIS/SL/329A/2015/29 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 82(3) of the Town Councils Act 1988).

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