No. S 86
Town Councils Act
(Chapter 329A)
Town Councils (Disbursement of Moneys from Sinking Fund) Rules 1998
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 33 (6) (a) (v) and 51 of the Town Councils Act, the Minister for National Development hereby makes the following Rules:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Rules may be cited as the Town Councils (Disbursement of Moneys from Sinking Fund) Rules 1998 and shall come into operation on 27th February 1998.
Improvement works for privatised estates
2.—(1)  For the purposes of section 33(6)(a)(v) of the Act, a Town Council may disburse moneys from any of its sinking funds to meet expenses or liabilities properly attributable to that sinking fund in respect of any of the following improvement works to be carried out in any approved housing estate within the Town which the Town Council manages and maintains:
(a)building a boundary wall or fence and erecting or installing a name-plate;
(b)building a guard house; or
(c)installing a security access system.
(2)  A housing estate of the Board, or any part thereof, shall be an approved housing estate for the purposes of these Rules if and only if —
(a)the estate or part thereof is situated on any land to which section 126A of the Land Titles (Strata) Act (Cap. 158) applies; and
(b)the owners of not less than 75% of the total number of flats comprised in the buildings within the housing estate or part thereof agree to lodge an application with the Board under section 126(1) of the Land Titles (Strata) Act.
Installation of sensor and starter controller to time-controlled booster pumping system
3.  For the purposes of section 33(6)(a)(v) of the Act, a Town Council may disburse moneys from any of its sinking funds to meet expenses or liabilities properly attributable to that sinking fund in respect of the installation of a sensor and starter controller to the time-controlled booster pumping system existing for the common use or purposes of residents of any residential or commercial property in the housing estates of the Board within the Town which the Town Council manages and maintains.
Revocation
4.  The Town Councils (Disbursement of Moneys from Sinking Fund) Rules (R 5) are revoked.
Made this 19th day of February 1998.
LAM CHUAN LEONG
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.
[ND 311/14-13 Vol.3 ; AG/LEG/SL/329A/97/1 Vol. 3]