Singapore legislation
Clause 17
Clause 17
Power for Board to place and maintain telegraph lines and posts
(1)
The Board may place and maintain a telegraph line under, in, upon, over, along or across and posts in or upon any —
immovable property; and
estuary or branch of the sea or the shore or the bed of any tidal water.
(2)
The Board shall not acquire any right other than that of user only in the property under, over, along, across, in or upon which the Board places any telegraph line or post.
(3)
Except as hereinafter provided, the Board shall not exercise those powers in respect of any property vested in or under the control or management of any statutory authority without the permission of that authority.
(4)
In the exercise of the powers conferred by this section the Board shall do as little damage as possible, and when it has exercised those powers in respect of any property other than that referred to in subsection (3) of this section shall pay full compensation to all persons interested for any damage sustained by them by reason of the exercise of those powers.