Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 · Updated to 2 Mar 2016 · Part IV · Investigation and Enforcement
10. Investigation
Feedback & supportEither on his own volition or upon being directed by the Minister under subsection (2), the Controller or an Inspector may from time to time under conditions of secrecy investigate the commission of any offence under this Act or investigate into the affairs of or into the accounting or other records of any housing developer.
Controller
“Controller” means the Controller of Housing appointed under section 4;
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housing development
“housing development” means to develop or construct or cause to be constructed in any manner whatsoever more than four units of housing accommodation and includes the collection of moneys or the carrying on of any building operations for the purpose of erecting housing accommodation in, on, over or under any land; or the sale of more than four lots of land or building lots with the view of constructing more than four units of housing accommodation;
The Minister may direct the Controller or an Inspector to make an investigation under subsection (1)—
if he has reason to believe that the housing developer in question is carrying on his business in a manner detrimental to his purchasers; or has assets insufficient to meet his liabilities or is contravening any of the provisions of this Act;
or
if an application for such an investigation is made to him, and every such application shall be supported by not less than five purchasers and accompanied with such evidence and such security as the Minister may require for the purpose of satisfying himself that the application is made in good faith, and of paying the costs of such an investigation.
(Deleted by Act A1142).