The
City Council of Singapore, or the
Municipal Council before 1951, was the administrative council of
Singapore responsible for the provision of water, electricity, gas, roads and bridges and street lighting. It was abolished upon Singapore's secession from Malaysia in 1965 . An election was held in
1957, with a byelection in
1958.
It signed the water trade agreement with the
Johore State Government in 1961 and 1962.
History
As a British colony, Singapore was conferred city status by a royal charter from
King George VI in 1951, when
Singapore was then a
crown colony of the
United Kingdom. The original Municipal Council was therefore renamed City Council, and the Municipal Building was renamed
City Hall. In 1965, upon Singapore's secession from
Malaysia, the Republic of Singapore Independence Act 1965 provided the following clausethat empowered the President to abolish the City Council and the Rural Board, with the powers of the local authorities assumed by the Government. The City Council of the City of Singapore and the
Singapore Rural Board were abolished in 1965.
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