Town Council Hotline
(During Office Hours)
6259 6700
EMSU Hotline
(24 Hours)
1800 241 7711
Town Council Hotline
(During Office Hours)
6259 6700
EMSU Hotline
(24 Hours)
1800 241 7711
Town Councils Act
(Chapter 329A, Sections 28 and 72)
Town Council of Bishan-Toa Payoh (Common Property and Open Spaces) By-Laws
In these By-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -
“common property” and “open space” mean any common property and any open space, respectively, within the Town of Bishan-Toa Payoh;
“housing estate” means a housing estate of the Board within the Town of Bishan-Toa Payoh;
“mobility aid” means any of the following carrying an individual who is unable to walk or has difficulty in walking:
"park" means to bring a vehicle to a stationary position and cause it to remain for any purpose;
"parking place" has the same meaning as in the Parking Places Act (Cap. 214);
"public path" means a path declared under section 6 of the Active Mobility Act 2017 as a public path;
"sign" includes all signals, warning sign posts, direction posts, banners and advertisements; “vehicle” means a vehicle, whether mechanically propelled or not, intended or adapted for use on the road, such as (but not limited to) a bicycle, power-assisted bicycle or personal mobility device as defined by the Active Mobility Act 2017, but excludes any mobility aid.
No person shall ;-
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.
No person shall throw or deposit or 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.
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.
Every offence under these By-laws shall be a compoundable offence in accordance with section 49 of the Act.