Singapore legislation
Section 4
Section 4
Prohibition on quarrying without licence
(1)
No person shall, on or after 15 December 1971, use or manage any land for the purposes of a sand or granite quarry without a licence from the Licensing Officer authorising him to do so.
(2)
Any person who uses or manages any land for the purposes of a sand or granite quarry without a licence shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a fine not exceeding $100 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.
(3)
In any prosecution for an offence under this section —
the existence in or on any land of any apparatus or accessories for the getting, dressing or preparation for the sale or otherwise of sand shall be prima facie evidence that the person owning or having the control of such apparatus or accessories has been using or managing the land for the purposes of a sand quarry; and
the existence in or on any land of any mechanical equipment or other like thing used for the purpose of extracting granite blocks, gravel, stones and overburden by blasting, sorting, breaking, loading and transporting shall be prima facie evidence that the person owning or having the control of that mechanical equipment or other like thing has been using or managing the land for the purposes of a granite quarry.