Singapore legislation

Section 9

of Requisition of Resources Act 1985

Section 9

Use of land by armed forces and civil defence force

(1)

The Minister may by order authorise, subject to any restrictions and conditions imposed by the order, the use of any land specified in the order for naval, military, air force or civil defence purposes (as the case may be) during such period as may be specified in the order; and any such order may, so far as appears to the Minister to be necessary or expedient for the purposes thereof, provide —

(a)

for entitling persons using any land pursuant to the order to do such acts in relation to that land as may be specified in the order; and

(b)

for prohibiting or restricting the exercise of rights of way over that land, and of other rights relating thereto which are enjoyed by any person, whether by virtue of an interest in land or otherwise.

(2)

Any person who contravenes any order made under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.