Singapore legislation
Section 5
Section 5
Power to enter private land to lay railway
(1)
The Authority or any person authorised by the Authority has the right to enter upon and take possession of any land or part thereof not being State land within or adjoining the railway area not being land belonging to or acquired by the Authority and lay and construct any railway on, under or over the land and do all things as are reasonably necessary for the purpose of laying and constructing the railway.
(2)
The Authority or a person authorised by the Authority must not exercise the right conferred by subsection (1) unless the Authority has given at least 2 months’ notice of its intention to exercise the right conferred by that subsection upon every owner and occupier of the land.
(3)
A notice mentioned in subsection (2) must —
give a brief description of the works which the Authority proposes to carry out on the land;
state the estimated period (if any) during which the Authority intends to occupy or take possession of the land;
describe the area or extent of the land needed for the carrying out of the works mentioned in paragraph (a); and
state that any person entitled to payment of any compensation under the Land Transport Authority of Singapore Act 1995 may serve a written claim on the Authority.
(4)
The ownership of anything is not altered by reason only that it is placed in, under, over or affixed to any land in exercise of a right conferred upon the Authority by this section.
(5)
Any person authorised under this section to enter upon any land must, if so required by the owner or occupier, produce evidence of the person’s authority before entering the land.
(6)
Any person who refuses to give access to, or obstructs, hinders or delays, an agent or employee of the Authority at any time in the exercise of his or her authority shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
(7)
In this section, a reference to entry on land includes the digging or boring of a tunnel under the land and the erection of any structure over or under the land.