Town Councils Act |
Town Council of Bishan-toa Payoh (Common Property and Open Spaces) By-laws 1997 |
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Citation and commencement |
1. These By-laws may be cited as the Town Council of Bishan-Toa Payoh (Common Property and Open Spaces) By-laws 1997 and shall come into operation on 1st June 1997. |
Definitions |
No parking, dumping and erection of fixtures, etc. |
3. No person shall —
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Power to detain and remove vehicles |
4.—(1) Where a vehicle is parked on any common property or in any open space in contravention of any by-law, or appears to have been abandoned on any common property or in any open space, the Secretary may, in his discretion and by himself or an officer authorised by the Town Council (referred to in this by-law as the authorised officer) —
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Repairing, painting, etc., of vehicles |
5.—(1) No person shall repair, paint spray, test or service or cause or permit to be repaired, sprayed, tested or serviced any vehicle on any common property or in any open space.
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Playing of games |
6. No person shall —
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Obstruction of common property |
7.—(1) No person shall obstruct or cause or permit the obstruction of the lawful use of any common property with any object, fixture or thing.
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Obstruction of rubbish chutes |
8. No person shall throw or deposit or cause or permit to be thrown or deposited into any refuse chute in a building in any housing estate any object, material, thing, article or substance which will or is likely to choke, clog or obstruct the free fall of refuse in the chute or cause any nuisance, annoyance or inconvenience to other occupiers of the building. |
Littering on common property |
9. No person shall throw or deposit, cause or permit to be thrown or deposited any dust, dirt, ashes, refuse, rubbish or other matter or thing into or onto any common property or open space other than in a refuse chute or other refuse or litter container or receptacle designated for that purpose. |
Throwing objects, etc., from buildings and dangerously positioned objects |
10.—(1) No person shall endanger life or property or cause any nuisance, annoyance or inconvenience to any person within the Town by throwing, or allowing to fall from his flat or any part of the building in a housing estate, any object, material, thing, article or substance.
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Playing of musical instruments, etc., on common property |
11.—(1) No person shall, without the permission in writing of the Town Council —
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Damage to turf, plant, shrub or tree |
12.—(1) No person shall remove, cut, damage or dispose of any turf, plant, shrub or tree or part thereof situated on any common property or in any open space.
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Diversion of water or electricity |
13. Except with the prior written permission of the Town Council, no person shall draw, divert or take —
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Display of signs |
14. No person shall display or cause or permit to be displayed any sign on any common property or in any open space except with the approval of the Town Council. |
Bathing, etc., in fountains |
15. No person shall bathe, wade or wash in, or cause or permit any animal belonging to him or in his charge to enter or remove anything from any fountain which is within the Town of Bishan-Toa Payoh and maintained by the Town Council. |
Damage to common property |
16.—(1) No person shall remove, destroy, damage or deface or remove earth or soil from any common property.
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Unauthorised use of common property |
17. No person shall use or cause or suffer to be used the whole or any part of any common property for any purpose which would in the opinion of the Town Council cause annoyance, inconvenience or offence to other users of such common property. |
Service of notices |
18. Except in so far as these By-laws otherwise expressly provide, any notice required by these By-laws to be served on any person may be served by —
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Penalty |
19. Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of these By-laws shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000. |
Composition of offences |
20. Every offence under these By-laws shall be a compoundable offence. |
Chairman, The Town Council for the Town of Bishan-Toa Payoh, Singapore. |
[BTPTC/A03-00] |
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