No. S 536
Planning Act 1998
(Act 3 of 1998)
Planning (Housing and Development Board Outdoor Refreshment Areas) (Exemption) Notification 1998
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 53 of the Planning Act 1998, the Minister for National Development hereby makes the following Notification:
Citation and commencement
1.  This Notification may be cited as the Planning (Housing and Development Board Outdoor Refreshment Areas) (Exemption) Notification 1998 and shall come into operation on 30th October 1998.
Exemption
2.  Any land owned by the Housing and Development Board (referred to in this Notification as the HDB) and licensed by the HDB to any person for use as an outdoor refreshment area shall be exempt from the requirement to obtain the permission of the competent authority under section 12(1) of the Act for use of that land as an outdoor refreshment area if —
(a)that land is adjacent to a unit owned by the HDB;
(b)the unit referred to in sub-paragraph (a) is leased by the HDB to any person for use as an eating establishment; and
(c)written permission of the competent authority under section 12(1) of the Act has been obtained to use the unit referred to in sub-paragraph (a) as an eating establishment.
Made this 28th day of October 1998.
LAM CHUAN LEONG
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.
[ND 265/5-138 Vol. 4; AG/LEG/SL/232/97/2 Vol. 1]