Singapore legislation
Section 24
Section 24
Power to enter upon public land for purposes of district cooling system
(1)
For the purpose of providing any district cooling service to a service area, a licensee or any person authorised by the licensee may —
at any reasonable time, enter upon any public land within the service area;
subject to the approval of the relevant public authority, erect in or upon the public land such part of the district cooling system or excavate such trenches as may be necessary or proper for the purposes of providing the district cooling service;
carry out all necessary works in connection therewith; and
in the course thereof, fell or lop trees, remove vegetation and do all other things necessary for that purpose.
(2)
Where any work mentioned in subsection (1) interferes with any building, growing tree or crop, the licensee must pay compensation to any person interested for any damage or financial loss that may be caused thereby.
(3)
Where the public land is occupied under a licence for temporary occupation, the compensation must be paid to the occupant under the licence.