Singapore legislation
Clause 8
Clause 8
Power to make regulations
(1)
The Minister may make regulations for the conduct of all or any telecommunications established, maintained or worked by the Government or by persons licensed under this Act.
(2)
Such regulations may provide for all or any of the following matters: —
the rates at which, and the other conditions and restrictions subject to which, messages shall be transmitted and apparatus, equipment and plant may be hired;
the precautions to be taken for preventing the improper interception or disclosure of messages;
the period for which and the conditions subject to which messages and other documents belonging to or being in the custody of telecommunications officers shall be preserved;
the fees to be charged for searching for messages or other documents in the custody of any telecommunications officer;
for prescribing all matters which under this Part of this Act may be prescribed.
(3)
Such regulations may prescribe fines for any offence under the provisions thereof which shall not exceed the following limits: —
where the offender is a person licensed under this Act and is punishable for the breach, one thousand dollars, and in the case of a continuing breach, a further fine of two hundred dollars for every day or part of a day after the first day during which the breach continues;
where the offender is a servant of a person licensed as aforesaid or any other person, one-fourth of the amount specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(4)
All such regulations shall be published in the Gazette and shall be presented to Parliament as soon as may be after publication.