Singapore legislation
Section 23
Section 23
Requirement for modification permit
(1)
A person must not carry out or cause any major modification to be carried out to any amusement ride unless that major modification is authorised by, and is carried out in accordance with the conditions of, a valid modification permit.
(2)
Any person who commences or carries out, or who permits or authorises the commencement or carrying out of, any modification works in contravention of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
to a fine not exceeding $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both; and
in respect of a continuing contravention, to an additional fine not exceeding $1,000 for each day or part of a day during which the contravention continues,and if the contravention continues after the conviction, the person shall be guilty of a further offence and shall be liable on conviction of this further offence to a further fine not exceeding $2,000 for every day or part of a day during which the contravention continues after conviction.
(3)
If any modification works are being carried out in contravention of subsection (1), the Commissioner may —
by written notice, require the person who is carrying out, or who has caused, permitted or authorised the carrying out of, the modification works to take or cause to be taken, at the expense of such person and within such time as may be stipulated in the notice, all such measures as may be specified in the notice to secure the cessation of the modification works; or
take or cause to be taken all measures that the Commissioner thinks necessary to secure the cessation of the modification works and recover from the person mentioned in paragraph (a) by way of a civil suit all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Commissioner in taking or causing those measures to be taken.
(4)
If the person on whom a notice under subsection (3)(a) is served fails to comply with the notice within the time stipulated in the notice —
that person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; and
the Commissioner may take or cause to be taken all measures that he or she thinks necessary to secure the cessation of the modification works, including those measures specified in the notice, and recover from the person in default by way of a civil suit all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Commissioner in taking or causing those measures to be taken.
(5)
The measures mentioned in subsections (3)(a) and (b) and (4)(b) include —
the closure or cordoning off of the premises on which the modification works are being carried out; and
the dismantling of any part of the amusement ride on which the modification works have been or are being carried out.
(6)
In addition to the powers exercisable by him or her under subsection (3) or (4), the Commissioner may, if he or she thinks it necessary for securing the cessation of any modification works being carried out in contravention of subsection (1), seize and detain —
any machinery, equipment or plant connected or used in connection with the amusement ride being modified or with the modification works relating thereto; or
any component that has been or is to be incorporated into the amusement ride in connection with the modification works.
(7)
Section 51(2) applies to any item seized and detained under subsection (6).