Singapore legislation
Section 15
Section 15
Fences, screens, gates and bars
(1)
The Minister may require that within a time to be specified in the requisition or within such further time as he appoints in this behalf —
boundary marks or fences shall be provided or renewed by the railway administration for the railway or any part thereof and for roads constructed in connection therewith;
any works in the nature of a screen near to or adjoining the side of any public road constructed before the making of the railway shall be provided or renewed by the railway administration for the purpose of preventing danger to passengers on the road by reason of horses or other animals being frightened by the sight or noise of the rolling stock moving on the railway;
suitable gates, chains, bars, stiles or handrails shall be erected or renewed by the railway administration at places where the railway crosses a public road on the level;
persons shall be employed by the railway administration to open and shut such gates, chains or bars.
(2)
Any railway company which fails to comply with any requisition made under this section shall forfeit to the Government a sum of $100 for every day after the first during which such default continues.