| Town Councils Act |
| Town Councils (Caretaker) Rules 2020 |
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| Citation and commencement |
| 1. These Rules are the Town Councils (Caretaker) Rules 2020 and come into operation on 20 February 2020. |
| Definition of “caretaker period” |
2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires, “caretaker period”, in relation to a Town Council, means the period —
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| Prohibited actions during caretaker period |
3. During a caretaker period, a Town Council must not take any of the following actions without the Minister’s approval on an application under rule 5:
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| Duty to consider whether prohibited actions are necessary |
4. During a caretaker period, a Town Council is under a continuing duty to consider —
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| Application to Minister to take prohibited actions |
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Development, Singapore. |
| [AG/LEGIS/SL/329A/2015/30 Vol. 1] |
| (To be presented to Parliament under section 57(3) of the Town Councils Act). |