Singapore legislation
Section 26
Section 26
Signs for public paths
(1)
The Authority may, for a purpose in subsection (2), give an order to any proprietor or occupier of any land, requiring the proprietor or occupier to do all or any of the following, at the proprietor’s or occupier’s cost:
to install, erect or relocate, or cause to be installed, erected or relocated, on the land, any permanent wayfinding signage in relation to all or any public paths —
which lead to or away from the land;
which front, adjoin or abut on the land; or
on, under or over the land;
to remove or cause to be removed from the land any use‑incompatible signage in relation to all or any public paths —
which lead to or away from the land;
which front, adjoin or abut on the land; or
on, under or over the land.
(2)
An order under subsection (1) may be given only for either or both of the following purposes:
enhancing connectivity and supporting development that promotes walking and cycling and patronage of public transport;
supporting the right of members of the public to use a public path in accordance with this Act.
(3)
An order under subsection (1) must specify —
the type and description of the signage to be installed, removed, erected or relocated, as the case may be;
the locations on the land where the signage are to be installed, removed, erected or relocated;
the time by which the work for installing, removing, erecting or relocating (as the case may be) the signage must start; and
the time within which the work for installing, removing, erecting or relocating (as the case may be) the signage must be completed.
(4)
However, no order under subsection (1) may be given to any proprietor or occupier of any land unless the Authority has given to the proprietor or occupier of the land concerned —
notice of intention to give the order;
describing the contents of the order; and
specifying the time (being at least 14 days after the date of service of notice on the proprietor or occupier) within which written representations may be made to the Authority with respect to the proposed order.
(5)
If an order under subsection (1) is not complied with to its satisfaction, the Authority may —
carry out or cause to be carried out all or any of the work specified in that order; and
recover all expenses reasonably incurred by the Authority in the exercise of powers under this section from the person in default.
(6)
Without affecting the right of the Authority to exercise the powers under subsection (5), if any person to whom an order under subsection (1) is given, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the requirements of that order, that person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
(7)
This section does not affect the duty of the Authority in relation to road related facilities under the Street Works Act 1995.