Singapore legislation

Section 51

of Public Utilities Act

Section 51

Power to recover expenditure

(1)

Where any main, building, land, electrical plant or gas plant is procured to be provided by a public electricity supplier or provided by a public gas licensee, the supplier or licensee may require any expenses reasonably incurred in procuring it or providing it, as the case may be, to be defrayed by any person requiring the supply of electricity or gas to such extent as is reasonable in all the circumstances.

(2)

The Minister may, after consultation with the Board, make provision by regulations for entitling a public electricity supplier or a public gas licensee to require any person requiring a supply of electricity or gas to pay to the supplier or licensee, in respect of any expenses reasonably incurred in providing or procuring the provision of any main, building, land, electrical plant or gas plant for the purpose of giving that supply, such amount as may be reasonable in all the circumstances.