| Town Councils Act |
| Town Council of Sengkang (Common Property and Open Spaces) By-laws 2021 |
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| Citation and commencement |
| 1. These By-laws are the Town Council of Sengkang (Common Property and Open Spaces) By-laws 2021 and come into operation on 1 April 2021. |
| Definitions |
2. In these By-laws, unless the context otherwise requires —
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| Dumping and renovation debris |
3. A person must not —
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| Obstruction of common property |
| Damage to common property |
5.—(1) A person must not —
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| Damage to turf, plant, shrub or tree |
6. A person must not, without the prior written permission of the Town Council —
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| Throwing items from buildings |
7. A person (A) must not —
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| Dangerously positioned items |
8.—(1) A person must not place an item on or at a window-sill, corridor or other part of the common property in a way that is likely to —
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| Unlawful parking, etc. |
9.—(1) A person must not, without the prior written permission of the Town Council —
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| Power to detain or remove vehicles |
10.—(1) The secretary or an officer authorised by the Town Council (called the authorised officer) may —
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| Repairing, painting, etc., of vehicles |
11.—(1) A person must not —
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| Playing of games, etc. |
12.—(1) A person must not roller skate, ride a skateboard, or play or take part in any game, on or in any common property or open space, except in an area designated for that activity under paragraph (2).
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| Entertainment and sale of goods or services on common property and open spaces |
13. A person must not, without the prior written permission of the Town Council —
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| Display of signs |
14.—(1) A person must not, without the prior written permission of the Town Council, display, or cause or permit to be displayed, a sign on any common property or in an open space.
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| Unauthorised structures |
15.—(1) A person must not, without the prior written permission of the Town Council, erect or install a fixture, structure or thing on any common property or in an open space.
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| Diversion of water or electricity |
16. A person must not, without the prior written permission of the Town Council, draw, divert or take —
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| Bathing, etc., in fountains |
17. A person must not —
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| Obstruction of refuse chutes |
18. A person must not throw or deposit, or cause or permit to be thrown or deposited, into a refuse chute in a building any object, material, thing, article or substance that will or is likely to —
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| Trespassing onto lift motor rooms, etc. |
19. A person must not, without the prior written permission of the Town Council, enter —
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| Service of documents |
20.—(1) Unless otherwise expressly provided in these By-laws, a notice or document required or authorised by these By-laws to be given to or served on a person may be given to or served on the person —
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| Compoundable offences |
| 21. Any offence under these By-laws (read with section 24(9) of the Act) may be compounded by the Town Council in accordance with section 49 of the Act. |
| By-laws not to prevent officers of Town Council, etc., from enforcing By-laws |
| 22. These By-laws do not prevent an officer or employee of the Town Council, or a person authorised by the Town Council, from doing an act that is reasonably necessary or expedient to enforce these By-laws. |
| Public paths not affected |
| 23. These By‑laws do not affect the rights of the public to pass along a public path within the Town in accordance with the Active Mobility Act 2017. |
Chairman, The Town Council for the Town of Sengkang, Singapore. |
| [SKTC/BL/CP&OS2021; AG/LEGIS/SL/329A/2020/15 Vol. 1] |