Town Councils (Dissolution of Various Town Councils) Order 1997

No. S 13

Town Councils Act

(Chapter 329A)

Town Councils (Dissolution of Various Town Councils) Order 1997

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 49(1) and (3) of the Town Councils Act, the Minister for National Development hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Town Councils (Dissolution of Various Town Councils) Order 1997 and shall be deemed to have come into operation on 13th January 1997.

Dissolution of Town Councils

2. The following Town Councils (each referred to in this Order as a dissolved Town Council) are dissolved:

(a)	the Town Council for the Town of Bukit Gombak;
(b)	the Town Council for the Town of Nee Soon Central;
(c)	the Town Council for the Town of Jurong;
(d)	the Town Council for the Town of Bedok;
(e)	the Town Council for the Town of Jurong East;
(f)	the Town Council for the Town of Holland;
(g)	the Town Council for the Town of Bukit Batok;
(h)	the Town Council for the Town of Brickworks;
(i)	the Town Council for the Town of Bishan Serangoon;
(j)	the Town Council for the Town of Eunos Pasir Ris; and
(k)	the Town Council for the Town of Toa Payoh.

Revocation of by-laws

3. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Schedule, all by-laws made by any of the dissolved Town Councils under the Act shall cease to have effect on the appointed day.

Certification of financial statements

4. The chairman of every dissolved Town Council shall without delay cause to be prepared and certify financial statements showing the moneys, assets and liabilities of the dissolved Town Council as at 12th January 1997 and shall also certify the Statement of Transferable Surpluses after it has been prepared in accordance with rule 4A of the Town Councils Financial Rules (R 1).

Incidental and consequential provisions

5.—(1) The incidental and consequential provisions in the Schedule shall have effect on the appointed day in respect of the dissolved Town Council specified therein.

(2) If any question arises as to whether any particular property, right or liability has been transferred from a dissolved Town Council to another Town Council or vested in another Town Council, a certificate under the hand of the Minister shall be conclusive evidence that the property, right or liability was or was not so transferred or vested.

Definitions

6. For the purposes of this Order —

“appointed day” means the date of commencement of this Order;

“constituency” means an electoral division specified in the Parliamentary Elections (Names and Polling Districts of Electoral Divisions) Notification 1996 (G.N. No. S 493/96).

Made this 15th day of January 1997.

LAM CHUAN LEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.

[ND 311/4-146 Pt. 85 Vol. 6; AG/LEG/SL/329A/97/1]

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