Singapore legislation
Clause 26
Clause 26
Wayfinding signs for public paths
(1)
The Authority may, for the purpose of enhancing connectivity and supporting development that promotes walking and cycling and patronage of public transport, give an order to any proprietor or occupier of any land, requiring the proprietor or occupier to install, erect or relocate, or cause to be installed, erected or relocated, on the land, at the proprietor’s or occupier’s cost, any permanent directional or wayfinding signage in relation to all or any public paths leading to or away from, or on, under or over, the land.
(2)
An order under subsection (1) must specify —
the type and description of the permanent directional or wayfinding signage to be erected, installed or relocated;
the locations on the land where the permanent directional or wayfinding signage are to be erected, installed or relocated;
the time by which the work for installing, erecting or relocating the signage must start; and
the time within which the work for installing, erecting or relocating the signage must be completed.
(3)
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 not less than 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.
(4)
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.
(5)
Without affecting the right of the Authority to exercise the powers under subsection (4), if any person to whom an order under subsection (1) is given fails, without reasonable excuse, 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.
(6)
This section does not affect the duty of the Authority in relation to road related facilities under the Street Works Act (Cap. 320A).