Singapore legislation

Clause 51

of Singapore Overseas Telecommunication Board Ordinance

Clause 51

Protection of telecommunication installations and plant of the Board

(1)

No person shall lay or carry any mains, pipes, conduits or wires in, along, across, through, over or under any street or place in a manner which is likely to interfere with or cause damage to any of the Board’s telecommunication installations and plant without first obtaining permission from the Board. Such permission may be granted or withheld at the discretion of the Board, or may be granted upon such terms and conditions as the Board thinks fit to impose.

(2)

Any person who contravenes any provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this Ordinance and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars and in the case of a continuing offence, to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars for every day or part of a day during which the offence is continued after the first day on which a conviction is had.