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### 309 Restriction on use of land > [*\[Section 309 Amended by No. 9 of 2023, s. 31, Applied:01 Oct 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-10-01/act-2023-009#GS31@EN) Except with the consent of the permit authority, a person must not erect a fence, building or any other structure so as to restrict the use, in connection with a building, of any unoccupied area of the land on which it is built. > > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

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